[That shift in tone gave Lupin pause enough to reach out and grab the sleeve of Spock's yukata.]
If you need anything--anything at all--I'm right next door. There's no shame in asking for an assist. [Not that he ever did, but that was for completely different reasons. It was an old habit born of necessity, but Spock didn't lead nearly as rough a lifestyle. He lived by different rules...
This wasn't playing by them. This was respecting them.
Lupin withdrew, but lingered in the door for a moment.]
I'll be literally on the other side of this wall.
[It was a parting comment, because he would literally go silent once he went to bed. He left the little device that Spock had given him sitting on the nightstand while he slept, lest he accidentally damage it.
He withdrew completely, leaving the door cracked open behind him, and went to his own room to get ready for bed.]
10/8--evening
If you need anything--anything at all--I'm right next door. There's no shame in asking for an assist. [Not that he ever did, but that was for completely different reasons. It was an old habit born of necessity, but Spock didn't lead nearly as rough a lifestyle. He lived by different rules...
This wasn't playing by them. This was respecting them.
Lupin withdrew, but lingered in the door for a moment.]
I'll be literally on the other side of this wall.
[It was a parting comment, because he would literally go silent once he went to bed. He left the little device that Spock had given him sitting on the nightstand while he slept, lest he accidentally damage it.
He withdrew completely, leaving the door cracked open behind him, and went to his own room to get ready for bed.]