[...and with that acknowledgement of the latter part of it out of the way, Kimblee never really knows what to say to things like that first statement; it's a transparent excuse and they both know it, but it's one that Archer is obviously accustomed to using. He wonders vaguely if he used it often on this friend of his; he wouldn't be surprised if that were the case.
That thought really doesn't make it any less awkward. He's never exactly been comfortable with Archer being in his space like that; it's just more productive in the long run to placate him, and it isn't harming Kimblee any. As such, he responds to the statement in the way he usually does - a bit of staring and too much silence to be entirely comfortable - while he figures out how to proceed.]
I assume you'll want to stay in here.
[Another brief pause. Hesitant, almost.]
Lie down, then. I won't... [He won't what? There's no way to word it that doesn't sound stupidly intimate, which isn't what he wants; he shakes his head a bit and tries again.] I'm not going anywhere.
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[...and with that acknowledgement of the latter part of it out of the way, Kimblee never really knows what to say to things like that first statement; it's a transparent excuse and they both know it, but it's one that Archer is obviously accustomed to using. He wonders vaguely if he used it often on this friend of his; he wouldn't be surprised if that were the case.
That thought really doesn't make it any less awkward. He's never exactly been comfortable with Archer being in his space like that; it's just more productive in the long run to placate him, and it isn't harming Kimblee any. As such, he responds to the statement in the way he usually does - a bit of staring and too much silence to be entirely comfortable - while he figures out how to proceed.]
I assume you'll want to stay in here.
[Another brief pause. Hesitant, almost.]
Lie down, then. I won't... [He won't what? There's no way to word it that doesn't sound stupidly intimate, which isn't what he wants; he shakes his head a bit and tries again.] I'm not going anywhere.