[ yeah somehow a party doesn't seem like it triggers that kind of stress reaction otherwise. he winces a little as he says it, expression immediately sympathetic. ]
...Out of the frying pan and into the fire, in more ways than one. [ it's not fair - it never is. injustice as ever, to those who don't deserve it. the anger ebbs and flows, but he keeps it back behind a deeper frown, shaking his head. ]
I'm sorry, Kate. Know that means nothing, in the grand scheme of things, but - still.
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And the inherent danger of it all, too...?
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a nod. ]
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...Out of the frying pan and into the fire, in more ways than one. [ it's not fair - it never is. injustice as ever, to those who don't deserve it. the anger ebbs and flows, but he keeps it back behind a deeper frown, shaking his head. ]
I'm sorry, Kate. Know that means nothing, in the grand scheme of things, but - still.
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... I'll be all right. I just... wasn't ready to face it again so soon.
[ it hasn't even been a week. ]
Once I've had a little time, I'll go see everyone.