[Dean, no stranger to statements that cut deceptively deep, just stares at Felix for several long moments like he can't believe he just heard that. Before he can stop it, the annoyance in his voice has shifted to residual anger - and indignation.]
I'm not just being a random asshole, here, Felix. Did s- [Dean doesn't know what all went on there, but he knows it was no accident, and he knows what the most likely explanation is. Whoever the target was - specific passengers, wardens, anyone on the Barge at all - it was an attack, not a mistake.
And any other day he wouldn't even hesitate; but this isn't any other day. Felix stands up, he's standing up without trouble or pain or the quick, furtive glance he probably thought Dean didn't notice. He came here with awesome news, unbelievably good news, and he offered to spend some time off with Dean on top of that, and this isn't a fight they need right now. Right now it doesn't even matter.
Felix says she's changed; Dean doesn't really believe that but it's not likely to matter in the next 48 hours, or before Dean can find out for himself. So Felix stands and asks about the shower, and Dean forces himself to let it go.
He waves vaguely towards the bathroom, then sits forward without getting up himself, raking both hands through his hair and down his face to try to clear it.]
Yeah. Of course. Yeah. [Maybe it's too late. Maybe he's already ruined the mood, but maybe not. Either way the best he can probably do right now is shut up, so he does.]
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I'm not just being a random asshole, here, Felix. Did s- [Dean doesn't know what all went on there, but he knows it was no accident, and he knows what the most likely explanation is. Whoever the target was - specific passengers, wardens, anyone on the Barge at all - it was an attack, not a mistake.
And any other day he wouldn't even hesitate; but this isn't any other day. Felix stands up, he's standing up without trouble or pain or the quick, furtive glance he probably thought Dean didn't notice. He came here with awesome news, unbelievably good news, and he offered to spend some time off with Dean on top of that, and this isn't a fight they need right now. Right now it doesn't even matter.
Felix says she's changed; Dean doesn't really believe that but it's not likely to matter in the next 48 hours, or before Dean can find out for himself. So Felix stands and asks about the shower, and Dean forces himself to let it go.
He waves vaguely towards the bathroom, then sits forward without getting up himself, raking both hands through his hair and down his face to try to clear it.]
Yeah. Of course. Yeah. [Maybe it's too late. Maybe he's already ruined the mood, but maybe not. Either way the best he can probably do right now is shut up, so he does.]