"Stop! Damn it, mother, I don't care about any of that! I'm content just being near you. This project, as simple as it was, has given me more joy than I've experienced in months! If you want to be a weapon or a tool, or whatever, fine, but let me help. Let me double check your work, let me help you troubleshoot. And why do you need to be useful? Why can't you just make people happy? I'm happy right now, I am happy because you are spending time with me. Hurting those we love is just part of life, as unfortunate as it is. It's what you do after you hurt someone that matters. Why don't you be the shoulder Jim cries on? You don't even need to say anything, just hold him while he talks to you. If he wants to impregnate a harpy to have a child, go make it a threesome and get laid too. I don't know anything about harpies but I'm sure you and Jim could make it work. Stop worrying about being useful to them, just be around them."<br/><br/>"I don't know, Relene. I don't know her that well but I'll see what she says when I talk to her." He nodded and smiled. "Good, then we'll get you another glass but... we'll give you a smaller cup and make sure you get plenty of water afterward so you don't get the hangover. A nice, fatty meal would help too. How about that, then? We get you a hearty meal and a glass of wine to see how it makes you feel? You burnt your face off because you were left alone, I'm here now and with any luck you won't get that upset again."<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>