Barnaby still doesn't feel competent, still doesn't feel confident, when he follows the sound of Kotetsu's rich voice to the kitchen, lingering in the doorway with his lower lip worried between his teeth. But that need for competence is much less so, if they're working on dinner together. As kotetsu has said, there can't be any credit or blame but what they share, if that's the case.
And the truth is, they need to eat. And Barnaby is just as responsible for any meals between the two of them as Kotetsu. Less that he would feel a burden if he didn't help, more that it's a responsibility they should both be held to.
He hasn't questioned that Kotetsu is going to the apartment assigned to him any time soon. They're partners This could not be more important, in the situation they are in.
The linoleum on the kitchen floor is still cold to his bare feet.
"If we have what we need. You don't need to give me a lecture about it. I mean, I know that it's supposed to be a meal for using up leftovers and everything. In theory. I'll chop something. What do you want me to do?"
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Date: 2014-05-10 04:48 am (UTC)And the truth is, they need to eat. And Barnaby is just as responsible for any meals between the two of them as Kotetsu. Less that he would feel a burden if he didn't help, more that it's a responsibility they should both be held to.
He hasn't questioned that Kotetsu is going to the apartment assigned to him any time soon. They're partners This could not be more important, in the situation they are in.
The linoleum on the kitchen floor is still cold to his bare feet.
"If we have what we need. You don't need to give me a lecture about it. I mean, I know that it's supposed to be a meal for using up leftovers and everything. In theory. I'll chop something. What do you want me to do?"