[Kimblee doesn't respond to that right away - at least, not verbally; he turns and joins Archer in sitting on the edge of the bed, resting one of his hands lightly on his shoulder and allowing the other to run through Archer's hair.
It's a learned behavior, not anything he'd think to do naturally; he sees it as a way to restore the status quo ante rather than anything genuinely affectionate. Either way, however, the gesture is gentle; Kimblee actually doesn't have his gloves on this time, softly stroking Archer's hair barehanded.]
There's no sense in getting worked up over it now, Archer. It will come to you eventually; those dreams tend to carry on for a while, if nothing else.
We can try to find the source of it later; it's too fresh now, it's a bad idea to try to confront anyone or anything regarding it.
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It's a learned behavior, not anything he'd think to do naturally; he sees it as a way to restore the status quo ante rather than anything genuinely affectionate. Either way, however, the gesture is gentle; Kimblee actually doesn't have his gloves on this time, softly stroking Archer's hair barehanded.]
There's no sense in getting worked up over it now, Archer. It will come to you eventually; those dreams tend to carry on for a while, if nothing else.
We can try to find the source of it later; it's too fresh now, it's a bad idea to try to confront anyone or anything regarding it.