[ he starts, and then stops immediately, because this? this is more of the same, isn't it. this is him finding out he very much isn't dead back home, and as much as he's tried to avoid the details of it all... well. he has a steady catalogue of every look he has been given, so far, every errant word spoken to him; and he's not a genius for nothing.
he has half a mind to turn off the connection entirely.
instead he says, with the driest fucking tone he can muster, ]
Yes, I know the rumours of my death back home have, quite apparently, been rather exaggerated. Still, as wonderful as it is to be a subject of your scrutiny, I'd prefer experiencing whatever is to happen for myself, when this place grows weary of suspending me moments away from death. [ how much sarcasm can one fit into a few sentences? he's going for the world record here, ]
no subject
[ he starts, and then stops immediately, because this? this is more of the same, isn't it. this is him finding out he very much isn't dead back home, and as much as he's tried to avoid the details of it all... well. he has a steady catalogue of every look he has been given, so far, every errant word spoken to him; and he's not a genius for nothing.
he has half a mind to turn off the connection entirely.
instead he says, with the driest fucking tone he can muster, ]
Yes, I know the rumours of my death back home have, quite apparently, been rather exaggerated. Still, as wonderful as it is to be a subject of your scrutiny, I'd prefer experiencing whatever is to happen for myself, when this place grows weary of suspending me moments away from death. [ how much sarcasm can one fit into a few sentences? he's going for the world record here, ]