[ Harold feels negligent every time he catches John mopping. It's abnormal and means he needs something to do, which he hasn't forgotten. He keeps trying to come up with something... ]
We could take shifts, [ he admits reluctantly. ] The first few days will be the hardest.
[ As predicted. He knows Harold well enough and doesn't feel bad about manipulating him in this case, even if he rarely does so. They truly rarely do that to each other. Harold speaks plainly to him and John follows along easily, or on the rare occasion he goes against Harold he simply does so without justification. That's comfortable, between them. Usually it doesn't come to this, even in innocence. ]
[ Of course he offers nonetheless, without any fanfare. Harold's expression is soft and appreciative as he turns toward John. ]
Thank you. It's really nothing complicated, it's just annoying frequent...
[ And he runs through how to feed a baby bird, and what temperature it needs, and how to clean up after its bizarrely tidy defecation habits, and after a few minutes it falls into something natural and easy, like it's the simplest thing in the world between them. ]
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[ Harold feels negligent every time he catches John mopping. It's abnormal and means he needs something to do, which he hasn't forgotten. He keeps trying to come up with something... ]
We could take shifts, [ he admits reluctantly. ] The first few days will be the hardest.
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Show me what to do.
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Thank you. It's really nothing complicated, it's just annoying frequent...
[ And he runs through how to feed a baby bird, and what temperature it needs, and how to clean up after its bizarrely tidy defecation habits, and after a few minutes it falls into something natural and easy, like it's the simplest thing in the world between them. ]