[He offers a small grin in response to the echo of his words; it hasn't quite sunk in yet that his magic is back, something he's much more confident with and means more to him than his 'god given' powers in New Amsterdam, but it surely will later. For now he's just glad something went right for him in this multi-universe tour.
But that's not really the point, and he's carefully paying attention to Ian's posture and tone--as much as he can, anyway--to decide how to direct this conversation. The last comment gets a sideways glance, and although Lance's expression is fake-disapproving, he clearly isn't bothered by the morbid comment.]
That's a big thing to have to recover from, but it's good to have a chance to recover at all.
[And that gives an opportunity to lead into--]
It kind of sucks to be back in a place where losing an arm is considered a good outcome.
[He makes the comment genuinely, but it's also purposeful; he's offering understanding, commiseration, not pity. He won't pry too directly into what's bothering Ian, at least not just yet, but if they can broach the topic at surface-level then that's better than nothing.]
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But that's not really the point, and he's carefully paying attention to Ian's posture and tone--as much as he can, anyway--to decide how to direct this conversation. The last comment gets a sideways glance, and although Lance's expression is fake-disapproving, he clearly isn't bothered by the morbid comment.]
That's a big thing to have to recover from, but it's good to have a chance to recover at all.
[And that gives an opportunity to lead into--]
It kind of sucks to be back in a place where losing an arm is considered a good outcome.
[He makes the comment genuinely, but it's also purposeful; he's offering understanding, commiseration, not pity. He won't pry too directly into what's bothering Ian, at least not just yet, but if they can broach the topic at surface-level then that's better than nothing.]