[He snorts at his own (really bad) joke before eyeing the still half-full bottle. This conversation needs liquor badly but he's wondering if Elizabeth will try to take it away again.]
But I wouldn't ever drag you back into a mess like that if I knew you didn't have to be there. You don't have to watch my back, I managed for thirty-seven years I can keep managing now.
[He's so much more of a grumpy old man than he has any right to be.]
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[He snorts at his own (really bad) joke before eyeing the still half-full bottle. This conversation needs liquor badly but he's wondering if Elizabeth will try to take it away again.]
But I wouldn't ever drag you back into a mess like that if I knew you didn't have to be there. You don't have to watch my back, I managed for thirty-seven years I can keep managing now.
[He's so much more of a grumpy old man than he has any right to be.]