[ Maybe Jedao's figured that out already and that's why he's here -- maybe he's cottoned on to the fact that Jim trusts Jedao. It's not a response that's well thought-out, and it's not a response that has anything beyond instinct and sympathy in it, and Jedao still annoys the hell out of him and mystifies him and frustrates him, but he'd take Jedao into a firefight. He'd let Jedao onto his ship. ]
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Fuck, he misses Naomi.
He misses being able to trust Naomi. ]
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[He strokes his hand down James' back while he talks, a slow simple comforting touch.]
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[ Maybe Jedao's figured that out already and that's why he's here -- maybe he's cottoned on to the fact that Jim trusts Jedao. It's not a response that's well thought-out, and it's not a response that has anything beyond instinct and sympathy in it, and Jedao still annoys the hell out of him and mystifies him and frustrates him, but he'd take Jedao into a firefight. He'd let Jedao onto his ship. ]
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[He lists against James' side, present but not too heavy, still stroking his back. After a while -]
I'd say he was out of line but he's even worse than I am with even noticing there are any.