Malcolm fiddles with Will's collar for a second, mulling that over, then looks up, meeting his eyes.
"You know... I don't trust a lot of things. Systems. Most people's intentions. ...Myself. But I've never doubted for one single second that you'll graduate. Never once. And I still don't." He shrugs, casting around for a way to deal with it. The Thing they can identify to put paid to the irrational fear and mark it irrational. "Do you feel like... there's something you're doing or not doing that's......."
His voice trails off as something occurs to him and he looks a little sick. He remembers Kiryu's warning. He was just talking to Lark about it. About how what Kiryu advised about Will helping him wasn't right for their situation. He frowns faintly and swallow thickly, his gaze dropping back down to Will's shoulder. "Was Kiryu right? Am I holding you back?" he asks in all seriousness.
Re: After Gaius' Grad Announcement
"You know... I don't trust a lot of things. Systems. Most people's intentions. ...Myself. But I've never doubted for one single second that you'll graduate. Never once. And I still don't." He shrugs, casting around for a way to deal with it. The Thing they can identify to put paid to the irrational fear and mark it irrational. "Do you feel like... there's something you're doing or not doing that's......."
His voice trails off as something occurs to him and he looks a little sick. He remembers Kiryu's warning. He was just talking to Lark about it. About how what Kiryu advised about Will helping him wasn't right for their situation. He frowns faintly and swallow thickly, his gaze dropping back down to Will's shoulder. "Was Kiryu right? Am I holding you back?" he asks in all seriousness.