[ Content to let Matt leave and content in the fact that it means that he doesn't quite have to hide his expressions as much with Matt not looking at him, he follows. ]
Kind of puts into perspective all the times we complained about the idea of just being stuck doing desk work, huh?
[ He remembers, with Keith and with Matt, telling them that he was worried that they'd stick him with a desk job. He loved teaching, loved guiding students as TA, loved everything about it but not permanently. What was the point of being a pilot if he only got to teach other people how to do the thing he wanted to do the most?
Then, Kerberos happened. Then all of this. A desk job was the least of his worries these days. Brow furrowing, he mulls over how to ask the question he really wants to ask and then realizes there's no good way to start it, so: ]
The message you sent. I know you said you weren't entirely serious, but - [ But the rest of the conversation meant he'd wondered. ] I was wondering what you wanted. Truthfully.
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Kind of puts into perspective all the times we complained about the idea of just being stuck doing desk work, huh?
[ He remembers, with Keith and with Matt, telling them that he was worried that they'd stick him with a desk job. He loved teaching, loved guiding students as TA, loved everything about it but not permanently. What was the point of being a pilot if he only got to teach other people how to do the thing he wanted to do the most?
Then, Kerberos happened. Then all of this. A desk job was the least of his worries these days. Brow furrowing, he mulls over how to ask the question he really wants to ask and then realizes there's no good way to start it, so: ]
The message you sent. I know you said you weren't entirely serious, but - [ But the rest of the conversation meant he'd wondered. ] I was wondering what you wanted. Truthfully.