"Partners." He'll take it. He can ignore everything else for now, he can put aside the ritual for however long this needs. John certainly seemed ready to stand by and work with him, the fact he was sobbing about almost losing him... he'll accept it as an apology. Everything else can wait.
"Right, um. You're aware we're in the year 1960, yes?"
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"Partners." He'll take it. He can ignore everything else for now, he can put aside the ritual for however long this needs. John certainly seemed ready to stand by and work with him, the fact he was sobbing about almost losing him... he'll accept it as an apology. Everything else can wait.
"Right, um. You're aware we're in the year 1960, yes?"