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I know.

[He's really not sure what to say about that. Is it good that Kimbley was able to experience it? Maybe, but all it's doing is making him anxious.]

...I'm sorry I couldn't help more.

[...Oh.

That seems to strike him a bit strangely, actually. And maybe it's because he's been kind of emotionally weird all day - who knows - but that actually gets a reaction out of him, albeit a minor one.

It's not the same sort of intensity as Silver's caring concern that he puts out there sometimes, but the temperature does rise a bit - it's not a spike, it's light, but still.]

Hey, no. You did what I needed you to do, it's fine.

Did I?

[It's not pointed, it's just an off-handed remark and not one he intends to pursue. The rise in temperature is really nice though. Kimbley usually doesn't do that.]

I'm glad I could do something for you, then.

Well, yeah.

[Rhetorical or not, it's something that kind of needs to be answered.]

I contacted you for that because whatever you do usually works.

...I'm pleased to hear that.

[It's warming up in here, so that certainly seems to be true.]

Though to be fair, I'm not entirely certain what it normally is that I do.

[This time he actually tried, but normally he's just... himself???]

Hell if I know.

[...helpful, Kimbley.]

You can usually calm me down if I'm worked up, though. I don't know what specific kind of mind-control magical bullshit you're using to do it, I just know it works.

[...Ah, there's the teasing.]

I'm fairly sure it only works on you. Too bad, that sort of power might have been useful otherwise.

[TWO CAN PLAY AT THAT GAME]

Maybe I like having it to myself.

[o-oh...]

Well, consider yourself lucky.

[DAMMIT DON'T EMBARRASS HIM...]

Yeah, yeah, I know.

[Don't worry, he'll drop it; he's still feeling pretty emotionally out of it, and it isn't long before he's back to the usual void over there.]

...Thanks for calling me over, by the way.

You know how I am; I wanted to make sure you'd be alright.

[In person. Because he just worries constantly otherwise.]

I know.

[...]

...I said a lot of weird shit while I was messed up. Don't worry about that, okay?

That's easier said than done.

[...]

You'll let me know if you are having problems, correct?

[It's not something he thinks he needs verified, but he'll ask anyway.]

Depends on the problem.

[...That probably wasn't the answer Archer was looking for, but still.]

[SIGH....]

Must you always be so difficult?

...All the shit I said was caused by something I thought I was over. It doesn't matter anymore.

I don't really have problems like that otherwise.

I know you don't. Still, if you're having any sort of problem, you can come to me. I'd prefer it if you did.

[...Okay, let's just...go quiet for a moment and try to figure out what to even say to that, apparently.]

...I think I'm more fucked up over the whole emotions thing than I thought I was.

What part of it?

[The not-having-emotions part or the trying-to-experience-them part?]

[...]

Anger was supposed to help you find something you're really pissed off about and make you want to fix it. I'm pretty sure I ended up snapping at that kid several times about how broken I am and how I don't feel shit. He started getting weird with me after a while, like he didn't know what to do with it.

Ah...

[That's not really something you can fix, is it?]

I see. I'm not sure there's anything I can do to help and obviously I don't know exactly what you're going through, but... I'll always be here to listen.

[That isn't all that helpful though and Archer looks sort of irritated about it.]

It's usually not all that bad. It's just that sometimes this place fucks me up, I guess.

[He shrugs a bit; he...isn't too sure what to do with anything that was just said, and he seems a bit awkward despite how casual the gesture is.]

I can only imagine. It's not particularly easy on me either.

[Though that's probably because Archer's emotionally stupid.]

If there's ever anything I can do to help, let me know.

[Because like hell if he knows how to help with any of this.]

I actually don't need you to be able to fix anything. You're doing everything I need you to already.

[But he's not good at letting things be, he always wants to fix everything...]

I really am glad you think so. I'll keep doing whatever I can for you though.

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