[He just looks surprised for a moment, and then - very pleased, and (though he doesn't let this surface) weirdly proud for reasons he couldn't even begin to understand.]
You should. I mean - you really should. And I'm saying that as a mate, not a warden.
No, not now that I've decided I want him to. Could have done easily before it consciously occurred to me, but he's such a bloody minded little shit that now that he's going to sense the enthusiasm, he'll probably find some way to reason me out of it.
[Drawing a hand over his face and laughing.]
I can never reverse-psychology him into anything, he's much too intuitive.
...You know what Cambridge said, when I told him? 'I suspected as
much'. Like, what the fuck am I supposed to do with that.
[What he actually did was lose sleep and feel paranoid for days and
it was the most counter-productive remark he could have possibly made, but
Ricki can probably guess.]
Sooner'd be better, wouldn't it? I mean. You're just givin' yourself time to talk yourself out of it, the longer it goes.
[Though they first spoke about this a while ago, and it's still on the table, which seems like a pretty solid indicator that it will happen eventually.]
[Eggsy just pulls his finger and thumb across his perfectly straight mouth in a gesture of 'zipping it', but the smile is in his eyes. He really can't help it if 'trying to be a supportive friend while also being a warden' is coming across as backseat wardening.]
All right, all right, I'm going to get going, go do some mental composing. You, go get a good bottle of alcohol, we're making an exception and getting me drunk in the aftermath.
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[He just looks surprised for a moment, and then - very pleased, and (though he doesn't let this surface) weirdly proud for reasons he couldn't even begin to understand.]
You should. I mean - you really should. And I'm saying that as a mate, not a warden.
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[Slumping lower in his seat. It's amazing how he can be forty and feel like a frustrated schoolboy so much of the fucking time.]
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[This time, only 85% a joke.]
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[Drawing a hand over his face and laughing.]
I can never reverse-psychology him into anything, he's much too intuitive.
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[Eggsy smirks. It fades, after a moment.]
...You know what Cambridge said, when I told him? 'I suspected as much'. Like, what the fuck am I supposed to do with that.
[What he actually did was lose sleep and feel paranoid for days and it was the most counter-productive remark he could have possibly made, but Ricki can probably guess.]
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[Snorting, and shaking his head.]
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[A reluctant twist of a smile.]
I'm sorry, darling. It's good when it's good.
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Don't matter. I'm managing.
Have you thought about when you might...?
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[Though they first spoke about this a while ago, and it's still on the table, which seems like a pretty solid indicator that it will happen eventually.]
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But honestly;]
I will.
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Yes, sir, that I can do.