I dunno, I've gotten pretty used to you not bein' around.
[... Which is kind of mean to say, but it's meaner that Silver and Crys aren't around as much as he'd like. Gold'll squeeze Silver's hand a moment afterwards.]
It's because I wanna hang with you, asshole. I don't get to at home 'cause there's always this and that. Do you know how much it sucks that it's taken a damn school of hard crime to actually be able to do this?
[The trial was hell, but the next day was pretty uneventful, and they could just take it easy, try to unwind, try to settle down again before the next week.
Well, that sure as hell didn't last, because Silver wakes up in a mild panic on Sunday morning and immediately starts shaking Gold awake.]
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