If he had gotten liquid spilled on yet another suit, he would have been angry at Jeff whether he remembered him from before or not. As it is, it's taking all of his willpower not to stand up and go for the other man's throat. Who the frak does Jeff think he is, slamming into him and then apologizing all innocently? How dare he come along here all... all normal, all cutesy rom-com with his girlfriend, without a clue of the torment he had caused Adia?
How dare he put his girl through hell and get a second chance without even trying?
Slowly, he takes a breath and wills his hands to stop shaking. He almost wishes Jeff didn't sound so genuinely concerned so he'd have a reason to go off on him. "I'm fine," he says flatly, glacier-like. He scoops Tepig up when Marie gets too close and holds her protectively. "Yes, she is," he replies, not bothering with his typical splitting hairs that he's training her on Professor Madrone's behalf.
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How dare he put his girl through hell and get a second chance without even trying?
Slowly, he takes a breath and wills his hands to stop shaking. He almost wishes Jeff didn't sound so genuinely concerned so he'd have a reason to go off on him. "I'm fine," he says flatly, glacier-like. He scoops Tepig up when Marie gets too close and holds her protectively. "Yes, she is," he replies, not bothering with his typical splitting hairs that he's training her on Professor Madrone's behalf.