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[empathicfault]

"Will Graham here. Leave a message."

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[empathicfault]

"Did he?" Will asks with a grin. "I've got the feeling that it's grown quite a bit with his time on the Barge. You'll have to tell me about everyone you meet," he adds, as if Malcolm won't detail every minutiae when he returns.

"He does respect you, you know. Because even if he doesn't know how your mind thinks, he knows how hard you're trying. And how much you genuinely, passionately care about people. That counts for a lot, with the right people." Will smiles at Malcolm, all dazzling adoration. Maybe he's projecting a little about what Kiryu thinks, but he thinks he's on track there. And he also feels so very, genuinely lucky.

[abrightboy]

“He always gave me a chance. Even when most people wouldn’t,” Malcolm concedes with a soft smile.

He studies Will’s face for a moment.

“Maybe… maybe a few days away from the Barge will be good for my head,” he says hesitantly, like sticking his toe in the water. Away from the Barge is fine, but… Will. Will is still tethered to the Barge. “People go and come back all the time, right? Oh! How about… if Iris knows exactly where I am, if I’m not back by the fourth day, you send her to come and get me?”