[He throws her game attempt at humor a tepid bone that's more scoff than laugh. She'll feel it through his chest more than she can hear it.]
Duly noted.
[He's at least mostly aware that this is a venting visit and not a conspiratorial one, so he lets the change of subject stand. But he can't not think about it. As far as coping mechanisms go, Jason's always been prone to leaning on aggressive productivity. Having run into nothing but dead ends at the moment, then getting confirmation on Ramir's own status, he's wound up tight and turning things over compulsively in his head. Looking for the things he's missed that could lead them to a crack in the case. Even if the horrible hunger has dulled on the edges, it makes it a lot easier to feel the things it had been overshadowing. Exhaustion, frustration. Anger that has nothing to do with the virus and everything to do with how out of his control this is getting.]
D'you think they'll hold zombie sensitivity seminars? Cannibal cookout nights? Or hey, if we're all just gonna go native, I guess that's a few less bodies for Lloyd to worry about shipping home. Maybe they'll just cut their losses.
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Duly noted.
[He's at least mostly aware that this is a venting visit and not a conspiratorial one, so he lets the change of subject stand. But he can't not think about it. As far as coping mechanisms go, Jason's always been prone to leaning on aggressive productivity. Having run into nothing but dead ends at the moment, then getting confirmation on Ramir's own status, he's wound up tight and turning things over compulsively in his head. Looking for the things he's missed that could lead them to a crack in the case. Even if the horrible hunger has dulled on the edges, it makes it a lot easier to feel the things it had been overshadowing. Exhaustion, frustration. Anger that has nothing to do with the virus and everything to do with how out of his control this is getting.]
D'you think they'll hold zombie sensitivity seminars? Cannibal cookout nights? Or hey, if we're all just gonna go native, I guess that's a few less bodies for Lloyd to worry about shipping home. Maybe they'll just cut their losses.