Then you're gonna love me someday because I'm really far from perfect. [And yet he sounds a little more proud of himself, like he knows he isn't perfect but he's going to do his best to compensate for that, so who cares? Still…he's curious about what's happened in Adam's life to allot for a broken nose. With Adam's hands on his face he easily moves his head and he's trying not to breathe too fast. It occurs to him then that normal means of healing haven't been used on him in a long time. No nectar, no ambrosia, no healing magic from the kids in Apollo's cabin.] I'm not gonna need your shoulder though, don't worry.

[Still, he rolls his eyes upward so he can't look at Adam and he bites his tongue to wait. It takes a little for his face to relax, but eventually it does when he starts talking.]

…I think you know the answer to that anyway. My quest, I--maybe I got a little overconfident and I just wasn't into it. I trained for years to prove myself and they gave me a throw-away quest instead. [He cuts himself off suddenly with a sharp gasp as Adam's hands work to set his nose. Despite what he'd said earlier, his hand moves and his nails dig…but not into Adam's shoulder. Instead they're digging into his own leg. He doesn't want to rely on someone else. But at least he stopped talking? He also kind of stopped breathing though so that's probably not good. Adam please finish this quickly.]