(That sure is a question and one he's heard before, even. )
Blissfully and ignorantly? No.
(But he would be content. Maybe. Ah, maybe he'd been in a good mood before. No, that isn't quite right. He'd been better at pretending to be in a better mood before. Now, when he speaks, it feels just a little more removed, a little more distant,)
no subject
(That sure is a question and one he's heard before, even. )
Blissfully and ignorantly? No.
(But he would be content. Maybe. Ah, maybe he'd been in a good mood before. No, that isn't quite right. He'd been better at pretending to be in a better mood before. Now, when he speaks, it feels just a little more removed, a little more distant,)
I do what I'm commanded.
(He doesn't reach out.)