[Outright memory placement on a level such as this is assuredly unheard of where Jade's from, in turn. The closest equivalent he could try describing for himself would be...perhaps, that one experiment in which he'd ended up accidentally inundating himself with memory particles (and very nearly inadvertently killed himself in the process, you know, as you do when it comes to Inadvisable Science)--but even then, that experience had been more of a condensed reel of his own past experiences. ...And recalling that part of the incident still invokes a vaguely awful sort of feeling to this day, even over ten years later. To try imagining it as memories from the future--or at least one future--with even less warning whatsoever...
Well, no, Jade's pretty sure he could still hardly begin to relate to what Skulduggery's feeling about now. ...Honestly, he's actually a little surprised at the honesty that does seem to come forth on Skulduggery's part at length after all--because he really had been half-expecting a brushing-off of the "I'm fine" variety, even if it had been a risk he'd been willing to take in using his third question like he has. The cold and practical part of him--the part that really would like to get back to logistics and theories, to assessing what all this might indeed mean for all of them--yes, that part does still vaguely feel that it was a waste. ...But it's not the only part that governs Jade's thoughts anymore, either. No, if anything, there's another part that does take some validation from what Skulduggery admits to eventually--even if it's a halting and uncertain sort of admission, that only rather cements what Jade has been suspecting ever since he first read through that manic text message of earlier.
The fact that Skulduggery's saying it, though...perhaps that means something. Maybe. He's not...sure what, but--]
'Too much' is probably putting it rather lightly, quite frankly. ...It is possibly something of a feat that you're even out and about like this, right now. But if it's a break, that you think will improve things...
[Jade doesn't think a "break" is going to help, really--not in the conventional sense of the word, anyway. Not when he's pretty positive Skulduggery's finding it all but physically impossible to actually not think about this for any amount of time. Because Jade knows he certainly would be, if it were him...and he's had yet to find a single thing that truly makes the thoughts just stop for awhile, not really. But.]
Well, I imagine I've probably been quite the opposite of any help, where that might be concerned. ...And my question limit is up anyhow, it would seem. [It's a hollow sort of humor, well aware of how little such platitudes really matter in this particular instance; but Jade's head and posture dips in a brief and professional sort of partial bow anyhow, before he straightens to attention once more.] I am a man of my word most times; so, I shall leave you in peace now, insomuch as it might help. Though if there's any other way I could help...
[...Hmm, well. That last bit actually comes out before he quite realizes, but in the end Jade lets it trail off too, with a shrug of his shoulders.]
Ah, but you would have already told me anyhow if there were, I'm sure! [And all Skulduggery has told him up to this point is Go Away, essentially; no terribly difficult dots to connect, there, you know?] I do hope your vacation offers at least a little of what you're seeking. I'll be quite curious to know if it works.
[As if they both don't already know that it won't. ...But with that, Jade's going to take his leave back in the direction of the library without further pretense, assuming he can move past Skulduggery unimpeded from there. May as well get the rest of those books at the checkout desk sorted, after all...]
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Well, no, Jade's pretty sure he could still hardly begin to relate to what Skulduggery's feeling about now. ...Honestly, he's actually a little surprised at the honesty that does seem to come forth on Skulduggery's part at length after all--because he really had been half-expecting a brushing-off of the "I'm fine" variety, even if it had been a risk he'd been willing to take in using his third question like he has. The cold and practical part of him--the part that really would like to get back to logistics and theories, to assessing what all this might indeed mean for all of them--yes, that part does still vaguely feel that it was a waste. ...But it's not the only part that governs Jade's thoughts anymore, either. No, if anything, there's another part that does take some validation from what Skulduggery admits to eventually--even if it's a halting and uncertain sort of admission, that only rather cements what Jade has been suspecting ever since he first read through that manic text message of earlier.
The fact that Skulduggery's saying it, though...perhaps that means something. Maybe. He's not...sure what, but--]
'Too much' is probably putting it rather lightly, quite frankly. ...It is possibly something of a feat that you're even out and about like this, right now. But if it's a break, that you think will improve things...
[Jade doesn't think a "break" is going to help, really--not in the conventional sense of the word, anyway. Not when he's pretty positive Skulduggery's finding it all but physically impossible to actually not think about this for any amount of time. Because Jade knows he certainly would be, if it were him...and he's had yet to find a single thing that truly makes the thoughts just stop for awhile, not really. But.]
Well, I imagine I've probably been quite the opposite of any help, where that might be concerned. ...And my question limit is up anyhow, it would seem. [It's a hollow sort of humor, well aware of how little such platitudes really matter in this particular instance; but Jade's head and posture dips in a brief and professional sort of partial bow anyhow, before he straightens to attention once more.] I am a man of my word most times; so, I shall leave you in peace now, insomuch as it might help. Though if there's any other way I could help...
[...Hmm, well. That last bit actually comes out before he quite realizes, but in the end Jade lets it trail off too, with a shrug of his shoulders.]
Ah, but you would have already told me anyhow if there were, I'm sure! [And all Skulduggery has told him up to this point is Go Away, essentially; no terribly difficult dots to connect, there, you know?] I do hope your vacation offers at least a little of what you're seeking. I'll be quite curious to know if it works.
[As if they both don't already know that it won't. ...But with that, Jade's going to take his leave back in the direction of the library without further pretense, assuming he can move past Skulduggery unimpeded from there. May as well get the rest of those books at the checkout desk sorted, after all...]