[The first response that nearly makes itself known is a refusal. His instinct these days is to avoid people when something is wrong, not wanting to give any sign of having any kind of emotions, but it hasn't always been like that. He walked away from Lup, before, and it was a first.
He doesn't want to keep doing that. It's too easy to fall back into habits built while he was alone, and isolating himself doesn't help. If Cisco was asking to sit down and talk about shit, that'd be easier to walk away from, but saying yes to simple company and distraction isn't going to end the world.]
Promise not to kick my ass too badly?
[That's not a promise Cisco can keep, but it doesn't matter. What matters is that they're going to play a stupid video game and eat sandwiches and for at least a little while, Taako isn't going to think about Lucretia.]
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He doesn't want to keep doing that. It's too easy to fall back into habits built while he was alone, and isolating himself doesn't help. If Cisco was asking to sit down and talk about shit, that'd be easier to walk away from, but saying yes to simple company and distraction isn't going to end the world.]
Promise not to kick my ass too badly?
[That's not a promise Cisco can keep, but it doesn't matter. What matters is that they're going to play a stupid video game and eat sandwiches and for at least a little while, Taako isn't going to think about Lucretia.]