Marcus knows better than to push too hard when things have been... not settled, exactly, but at least calmed for a moment or two. He doesn't want Eponine to leave, he doesn't want to chase her off after he's tried to make her feel comfortable here and although he knows there are more things to talk about, given all she's told him, he also knows they are things that can wait. At least for a little while.
Instead, he considers her question as he reaches for his tea. An honest answer is best here, too, and it's strange to realize he's not as distraught as he'd been in the weeks leading up to the screening of that horrid film. Seeing Mouse had been terrible, he still regrets what he'd done to her, but he can't change that. He can't make it go away or fix it and honestly, even if he could, he's not sure he would. Those choices have made him -- and her -- who they are.
"Not as bad as I thought I might be," he admits. "There are a few things I have to do, some fences to mend, but overall... well, I'm still here."
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Date: 2018-12-04 03:16 am (UTC)Instead, he considers her question as he reaches for his tea. An honest answer is best here, too, and it's strange to realize he's not as distraught as he'd been in the weeks leading up to the screening of that horrid film. Seeing Mouse had been terrible, he still regrets what he'd done to her, but he can't change that. He can't make it go away or fix it and honestly, even if he could, he's not sure he would. Those choices have made him -- and her -- who they are.
"Not as bad as I thought I might be," he admits. "There are a few things I have to do, some fences to mend, but overall... well, I'm still here."