I still don't know how I'm going to face him after that. [ Or Father Aidan for that matter, he adds quietly to himself.
When Hikaru comments that last bit, the laugh that escapes him is a wheeze. ] I think alcohol makes me talk more than I usually do and with less of a filter, so I'm going to be honest and upfront when I say that I'm not sure how to answer that question without sounding like an ingrate for everything that man's done for me of late.
[ He reaches for the coffee at this point, takes a sip and ignores the burn in his throat. It's bearable. He'll live. ] It's felt good, you know. Having a sense of direction again.
I... [ he presses teeth down on his lower lip, lidts the cup again. ] I haven't had that in a while.
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I still don't know how I'm going to face him after that. [ Or Father Aidan for that matter, he adds quietly to himself.
When Hikaru comments that last bit, the laugh that escapes him is a wheeze. ] I think alcohol makes me talk more than I usually do and with less of a filter, so I'm going to be honest and upfront when I say that I'm not sure how to answer that question without sounding like an ingrate for everything that man's done for me of late.
[ He reaches for the coffee at this point, takes a sip and ignores the burn in his throat. It's bearable. He'll live. ] It's felt good, you know. Having a sense of direction again.
I... [ he presses teeth down on his lower lip, lidts the cup again. ] I haven't had that in a while.