[CONTINUATIONS]

[mind_over_metal]

[what it says on the tin]

Comments

[extremities]

I am. Believe me, you won't get anyone as clingy as me.

[mind_over_metal]

*laughs, then quiets, pausing for a moment before asking, gently and neutrally*

Would you rather that he not be there?

[extremities]

... He's my father too... Was, anyway.

[mind_over_metal]

*nods, a flicker of vulnerability in his eyes, then puts on a very earnest, serious expression*

If he misbehaves, he'll think that he's a thirteen-year old bobby-soxer for a week. But only after Jean has tossed him into orbit.

[extremities]

Thank you, sir.