Being okay here can be a matter of circumstance. It can vary from day to day, person to person, minute to minute. Adam gets that. Sometimes it can be a loaded question. Sometimes it's just a question. Sometimes it's hard to go into more detail when you know every move you make is watched, studied and judged. They have to be careful what they say and how they say it.
"I'm glad I didn't get babysitting duty." That's probably the first really good thing that's happened to him here, aside from having Ronan here.
And it means something to Adam that Barry asks about Ronan, that he would think to check in on them. Barry is definitely friend potential. "We're good. We've been... exploring." Getting into places they shouldn't and getting in trouble. Exploring is a good term for that. Much of that is Adam's fault though, not Ronan's. Adam's been gathering information, as much as he can, anywhere he can get it. Ronan's trouble making is of a different kind.
"What work do you do around here?" Adam asks him. That's his answer to if he needs anything. Gathering information, always. Maybe Barry can help him with something. Maybe not.
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"I'm glad I didn't get babysitting duty." That's probably the first really good thing that's happened to him here, aside from having Ronan here.
And it means something to Adam that Barry asks about Ronan, that he would think to check in on them. Barry is definitely friend potential. "We're good. We've been... exploring." Getting into places they shouldn't and getting in trouble. Exploring is a good term for that. Much of that is Adam's fault though, not Ronan's. Adam's been gathering information, as much as he can, anywhere he can get it. Ronan's trouble making is of a different kind.
"What work do you do around here?" Adam asks him. That's his answer to if he needs anything. Gathering information, always. Maybe Barry can help him with something. Maybe not.