[ I'm sorry. words he'd heard so many times before - he's sure raleigh had too. he pulls himself up a little straighter and forces himself to make eye contact, however briefly. ]

Not sure I ever found myself. [ and that's the most honest thing he's said yet here, by far. he clutches the needles a little too hard, biting into his lip as he tries to suss out what he's supposed to do next. ...in the knitting. ] I was in construction for a while too. Well, demo. Nothing but long hours to myself, to remember.

[ and maybe that had driven him the most crazy of all. ]

But I always keep going anyway. I can't seem to stop. [ he's like a shark ]