on the state of his life at exitvoid

[thisisspartaaaaaaaan]

It could be worse.

(don't let it be said that he's verbose.)

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[curtained]

Do we get anymore description besides "it could be worse"?

[ Because how can the mun see a john and NOT try and fuggly up his emotions egooo. ]

[thisisspartaaaaaaaan]

(... Well, shit.)

It's not great.

[curtained]

[ Is that any way to respond to your bestie? ]

One word less than your previous statement.

[thisisspartaaaaaaaan]

(that makes him have these gushy weird things inside of him, yes.)

It's fine. (he can go even shorter.)

[curtained]

Down to two. When did you get so shy?

[thisisspartaaaaaaaan]

When did you start expecting me to talk?

[curtained]

SInce you responded to a place like this. Not very John-like behavior if you ask me.

[thisisspartaaaaaaaan]

It could be worse. (SEE WHAT HE DID THERE.)

[curtained]

Going to have to be specific.

[thisisspartaaaaaaaan]

Give me something to be specific about.

[curtained]

Are you eating right? Getting out of that suit? Do you talk with other people?

[thisisspartaaaaaaaan]

Yes, yes and yes.

[curtained]

Oh good. I was worried that you'd never get out of that suit.

[thisisspartaaaaaaaan]

COMPASS doesn't really give me a choice.

[curtained]

Is that another organization or am I forgetting something vital about Command?

[thisisspartaaaaaaaan]

More like the people keeping us hostage on a boat.

[curtained]

[ Cortana's lips fold in a frown. ] And what are their defenses?

[thisisspartaaaaaaaan]

A ship that takes you nowhere. We actually don't know.

[curtained]

[ Her lips fold in a thin line. ]

I don't like the idea of you being somewhere you don't even know where.

[thisisspartaaaaaaaan]

You're not alone.

[curtained]

[ Cortana stretches her arms out and puts the tips of her fingers against his left cheek. The roughness... ]

But you're healing. And that's important.

[thisisspartaaaaaaaan]

I'm sure that's subjective.

[curtained]

You'd think a bleeding artery is subjective. [ She retracts her hand. ] And I'm right about healing being important. I don't want you to get too cut up out there, John.

[thisisspartaaaaaaaan]

It's just a small cut. (but he gets her point.) I'm surviving.

[curtained]

But are you living?