Things were so much easier when I only really had him to look after, plus a few staffing issues here and there. Now I have the entire base. It's necessary work, sure, and I don't begrudge it. I even have respect and liking for many of the people under me.
But they're not him. My best friend. The one who used to look after me, too. The one I could gain steadiness from, because if I needed a distraction from whatever was pissing me off, talking to him for a while about his day would usually do it. And somehow he always knew when I needed more, when I needed to be forced to talk, or shoved up against a wall and distracted thoroughly...
"That's something, I suppose," I say quietly, studying his face. "Jin. I know you don't eat. Do you get to sleep? Turn off in any other way?" Doesn't that mess up a human psychologically?
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Date: 2012-11-19 07:10 am (UTC)But they're not him. My best friend. The one who used to look after me, too. The one I could gain steadiness from, because if I needed a distraction from whatever was pissing me off, talking to him for a while about his day would usually do it. And somehow he always knew when I needed more, when I needed to be forced to talk, or shoved up against a wall and distracted thoroughly...
"That's something, I suppose," I say quietly, studying his face. "Jin. I know you don't eat. Do you get to sleep? Turn off in any other way?" Doesn't that mess up a human psychologically?