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[neverjoinyou]

Luke squints.

"You gave someone a weapon he used to kill two other people," he reminds Bill. "That's like, the opposite of cohabitating."

[tetractys]

"YEAH, BUT ON THE LARGER SCALE OF THINGS, I'M NOT DESTROYING THEIR RESOURCES LIKE FOOD, OR PUTTING HORRIBLE CURSES ON THEM, I TALK TO PEOPLE INSTEAD OF JUST TELLING THEM THE EXACT TIME AND DATE OF THEIR DEATH..."

He's ... trying! Kind of!

[neverjoinyou]

Luke thinks about that.

"You have a point," he allows. "That's all... great. I mean, keep that up. In all honesty, I am proud of you. You've come a long way, and I'm glad that you're still so clearly... yourself."

He feels another of his Bill-induced headaches coming on.

"But it's my job to make sure you can get along, when you don't have the safeguards of the Barge anymore."

[tetractys]

"I THINK I'M GETTING ALONG FINE! I'M NEVER REALLY GOING TO BE PART OF A COMMUNITY, IT GIVES ME CREEPS."

Bill floats up to pat Luke on the back.

"YOU'RE DOING JUST FINE."

[neverjoinyou]

Luke rolls his eyes.

"Well. That still doesn't solve the original problem, which is how to reduce this type of mistake. I don't think you need constant supervision, but I don't know how to make sure you stop and think through your actions."

[tetractys]

"I'LL COME TALK TO YOU NEXT TIME!"

[neverjoinyou]

Luke sits with that for a moment, and finally, he nods.

This is about as far as he can hope to get, and he knows it.

"Okay," he says. "Thank you. For talking about it with me. I know it's difficult."

[tetractys]

"SURE, KID. THANKS FOR TAKING CARE OF ME WHILE I WAS OUT!"

[neverjoinyou]

He smiles, warmly.

"Always, Bill. I know you'd do the same for me." He pauses. "And I'd wake up with like, dicks drawn on my face, but still."