"It's okay," Will confirms, after thinking about it for a moment. This sort of questioning does not give the impression of a big high-energy sort of trip. "I'll get ready. After this." He nods towards the ready coffee, because- well, that smells like heaven.
He sends off his communicator messages while he sips, saying he needs the day off and won't be there. Having that done is satisfying in a way he wouldn't have indulged before the Barge. Still, he feels... "Did I miss something? I'm sorry if I've been gone when you need me. I didn't mean to be harder to reach." He doesn't ask if Malcolm's all right. None of them are, right now, but Malcolm's had an especially rough time.
Of course coffee first. He looks almost serene picking up his own cup, having a sip… until the question.
Malcolm clearly wasn’t expecting that. He blinks confusion a couple of times, then answers “You’re always there when I need you. No. Oh! No. It’s nothing like that.” He considers it, then shakes his head. “No. It’s something else.”
Re: About a week after losing Katie Slape
He sends off his communicator messages while he sips, saying he needs the day off and won't be there. Having that done is satisfying in a way he wouldn't have indulged before the Barge. Still, he feels... "Did I miss something? I'm sorry if I've been gone when you need me. I didn't mean to be harder to reach." He doesn't ask if Malcolm's all right. None of them are, right now, but Malcolm's had an especially rough time.
Re: About a week after losing Katie Slape
Malcolm clearly wasn’t expecting that. He blinks confusion a couple of times, then answers “You’re always there when I need you. No. Oh! No. It’s nothing like that.” He considers it, then shakes his head. “No. It’s something else.”