[ there's no one they trust more than the other. by the same token, there's no one they trust less than the other. he can talk all he wants about living for the sum of their parts, but it's hard to just inherently shut off the part that wants to give everything and anything that he can for thorns.

is this how he gets the host job in the alternate universe? so he dabbles in the black market for his drugs?? much to think about. ]

There it is! [ he chirps it back. ] We should probably come up with a name before we drop it off. What're we going to tell the guy? Take care of this burdenbeast we kidnapped for us?