Jon's eyes drift to half-lidded, only briefly before he returns his gaze to Jean-Claude.
"If- if- if I did decide to, um, p, pursue that option," Jon's words trip over the unfamiliar terrain of trust. This could simply be the culmination of Jean-Claude's efforts to obtain a powerful tool. Jean-Claude himself might have set in motion the incident that provoked Jon's show of loyalty. These objections are loud enough to set Jon's heart pounding.
But in the end, Jon has very little to lose. Manipulated by the Insitute, manipulated by Jean-Claude - it amounted to the same thing, and at least Jean-Claude fed him better. And Jean-Claude had been so... Well. There was no point in getting attached to Jean-Claude's attention; he would very likely re-allocate it once Jon was secured.
Jon swallows, his strident voices comes out barely over a murmur. "... Would I be able to stay here?"
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"If- if- if I did decide to, um, p, pursue that option," Jon's words trip over the unfamiliar terrain of trust. This could simply be the culmination of Jean-Claude's efforts to obtain a powerful tool. Jean-Claude himself might have set in motion the incident that provoked Jon's show of loyalty. These objections are loud enough to set Jon's heart pounding.
But in the end, Jon has very little to lose. Manipulated by the Insitute, manipulated by Jean-Claude - it amounted to the same thing, and at least Jean-Claude fed him better. And Jean-Claude had been so... Well. There was no point in getting attached to Jean-Claude's attention; he would very likely re-allocate it once Jon was secured.
Jon swallows, his strident voices comes out barely over a murmur. "... Would I be able to stay here?"