"Oh, that's what it was? I'm going to ban you from doing it if you ever get a tongue piercing, too."
Howard closes his eyes for a moment, then opens them. It doesn't matter that he can feel Cedric's still here and alive and well, he wants to see it. He shifts a bit so he's staring up at Cedric, rather than out. As sad as Cedric looks, he also doesn't look hunched over in pain or fear right now, so Howard guesses that's an improvement.
"And that's not true. You have your team, you have the house, you have your health and all. You'd be okay without us." But he squeezes Ced's hand back. "But you're welcome. I'd always save your life. It's kind of what I get paid to do."
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Howard closes his eyes for a moment, then opens them. It doesn't matter that he can feel Cedric's still here and alive and well, he wants to see it. He shifts a bit so he's staring up at Cedric, rather than out. As sad as Cedric looks, he also doesn't look hunched over in pain or fear right now, so Howard guesses that's an improvement.
"And that's not true. You have your team, you have the house, you have your health and all. You'd be okay without us." But he squeezes Ced's hand back. "But you're welcome. I'd always save your life. It's kind of what I get paid to do."