[ Junpei coming to him with ancient languages is a good enough reason for him to finally check in with the teen - he had sounded so angry and tired and fucked up during his network discussion, and in person he doesn't really look any better.
John is annoyed to find this matters to him. His kind attention to Junpei was initially meant to be somewhere between intimidating and coercive. To drive home that Junpei isn't a threat, and to make sure if House makes a mess, John can clean it up before there's repercussions. Now ... those considerations are still there, but also something else. Something that has him putting the kettle on while he reads out what he can of Gilia's letter.
(In a lot of ways, Junpei reminds him of Kiriona, and he hasn't seen his daughter since she went off into the void.) ]
Hey, once you've sorted this out with her, let's have a cuppa.
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John is annoyed to find this matters to him. His kind attention to Junpei was initially meant to be somewhere between intimidating and coercive. To drive home that Junpei isn't a threat, and to make sure if House makes a mess, John can clean it up before there's repercussions. Now ... those considerations are still there, but also something else. Something that has him putting the kettle on while he reads out what he can of Gilia's letter.
(In a lot of ways, Junpei reminds him of Kiriona, and he hasn't seen his daughter since she went off into the void.) ]
Hey, once you've sorted this out with her, let's have a cuppa.