[ Not so imperceptible that Fitz doesn't clock something shift with his unrelenting focus, the eyes of an engineer who knows a misplaced wire could shock him dead or rattle a base full of precious people. Can't say what passes over Markus' features, but there was movement there. He knows it.
Lightly, he knocks his fist against Markus' shoulder, more friendly than comforting. Fitz worries that something softer would be rebuffed, just like his statements seconds earlier. ]
If that's what you want. [ Who is he to deny that? A part of who Markus is, like Fitz's earth-shaking, heart-shattering devotion. A more clinical assessment is arranged and metered out. ] Sounds like a tough way to live, when people need different things. Yourself included. Dunno if I'd call it sustainable. [ then, as if brushing it off. ] Maybe that's just the scientist in me.
[ the logic side of his brain, throwing around terms like "sustainable" and wondering if you can divvy up yourself that much without losing pieces along the way. ]
You know I'll always answer, if it's you calling, at any rate.
[ a purposeful redirect. He'd like to field more than complaints, if he can. ]
no subject
Lightly, he knocks his fist against Markus' shoulder, more friendly than comforting. Fitz worries that something softer would be rebuffed, just like his statements seconds earlier. ]
If that's what you want. [ Who is he to deny that? A part of who Markus is, like Fitz's earth-shaking, heart-shattering devotion. A more clinical assessment is arranged and metered out. ] Sounds like a tough way to live, when people need different things. Yourself included. Dunno if I'd call it sustainable. [ then, as if brushing it off. ] Maybe that's just the scientist in me.
[ the logic side of his brain, throwing around terms like "sustainable" and wondering if you can divvy up yourself that much without losing pieces along the way. ]
You know I'll always answer, if it's you calling, at any rate.
[ a purposeful redirect. He'd like to field more than complaints, if he can. ]