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[ Jon puts it away neatly before he sends Ciel a text message. ]

Thanks for the sweets. Is everything fine now?

I wasn't sure what you liked.

And everything is back to normal for the most part. I hope I didn't cause you any inconveniences.

I can eat pretty much anything.

And no, it's fine.

[ It was, at least, a good distraction from losing his dad. ]

Are you okay?

That doesn't really give me an idea of what you like though.

[Don't be difficult, Jon. He's still new to this 'friend' thing.]

I will be. I'm not used to being so vulnerable.

Yeah, I'm not surprised.

[ Ciel does seem to have a lot of shields up. ]

Because of things that happened in your past?

[He has to live that way with his job. And all the lies his life is made of now.]

I swore I would never be that weak again.

. . . Promises like that are usually the first thing to go.

You're human.

You just have to pick when you can be weak.

I am. A weak human.

But weakness can be fatal for me. The Watchdog can't be weak.

Weakness is fatal to everyone. That's why it's called weakness.

[ See that burn? ]

That's why you need people to trust. So they can look after you when you have to be weak.

[Rude Jon]

I

[Sent.

How do feelings?]

I trust you.

Edited 2017-08-21 09:46 (UTC)

[ Jon warms at that. ]

You can count on me. If you need someone to listen and be okay with your weakness, I can do that.

I can protect you.

You don't have to.

But I'm glad I have a few people I can rely on.

I want to do it. Or I wouldn't have offered. It's not like I do things I don't want to.

Some people will make that offer just because it's expected or because it's nice to do so.

Sure, but did you really think I would be one of those people?

I suppose not but I've lived the last few years by not trusting anyone.

[ Fair enough. Jon can't say he's not in a similar position. ]

I get that. But sometimes you have to decide. If that's how you always want things to be, then nothing changes?I get that. But sometimes you have to decide. If that's how you always want things to be, then nothing changes?