[Particularly as regards Norton; he didn't see it in person, but frankly he's another one that wouldn't have responded well to dismembered bodies on the beach.]
Would you prefer being left on your own tonight, then?
I can't say I would blame you on particularly difficult nights, to be honest, even if I maintain that it's best to keep away from it for the time being. I know just waiting for nights like these to pass is never ideal, but...
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I understand.
[Particularly as regards Norton; he didn't see it in person, but frankly he's another one that wouldn't have responded well to dismembered bodies on the beach.]
Would you prefer being left on your own tonight, then?
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...If I'm honest, I would appreciate your company. This probably isn't a good night for being alone with my thoughts.
[If Alexei hadn't come to check on him, he probably would've ended up at his door at some point anyway.]
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Very well, then.
[...It's then that he'll actually seem to realize that he should probably take the damn chair and not just hover near the door.]
I would be lying if I said I hadn't had nights like that myself, in this place.
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Yeah, it's...definitely not the first time.
[Briefest of flashbacks to that night at the sparring grounds...]
But I didn't want to just go to the bar again, not after last week. Even I know how unproductive all of that was.
[Pointedly not even making a reference to That Night though.]
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[...Yeah.]
I'll stay for however long you require it.
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It's appreciated. [...] Is there anything that you'd like to discuss while you're here?
[So he's not just keeping Alexei in his room with nothing to do but offer company...]
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...Moriarty spoke of allies. He also seemed rather unsubtle regarding Tenn being one of them.
I assume they received correspondence as well.