[ Maybe it might be better for him to propose it. But that comes with a different set of challenges. He falls silent, for a while, clearly working through options in his mind, but what he ends up saying a while after is. Something different. ]
You know. [ Reaching over and just taking the bottle from Miles, not exactly slugging from it like before, but taking a sip, and -- he might have to pause a little, damn, that still does burn. ] I might've assaulted my CO, once.
[ He wipes the bottle off before he sets it back down, right by Miles' side where he'd taken it. An attempt at solidarity, of some kind, maybe in vain, but an attempt nonetheless. ]
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You know. [ Reaching over and just taking the bottle from Miles, not exactly slugging from it like before, but taking a sip, and -- he might have to pause a little, damn, that still does burn. ] I might've assaulted my CO, once.
[ He wipes the bottle off before he sets it back down, right by Miles' side where he'd taken it. An attempt at solidarity, of some kind, maybe in vain, but an attempt nonetheless. ]