[Because from what he read of the file, it doesn't really seem like there is. Maybe that's not his business. At least not yet. Maybe he and Snafu will get closer, though at the moment he can't help but doubt it; maybe someday it'll be for him to help decide, but . . .]
[But for now, it feels as though all he can do is worry impotently about the potential well-being of someone who doesn't think he's worth the time of day. Not even worth a bad word, much less a good one.]
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[Because from what he read of the file, it doesn't really seem like there is. Maybe that's not his business. At least not yet. Maybe he and Snafu will get closer, though at the moment he can't help but doubt it; maybe someday it'll be for him to help decide, but . . .]
[But for now, it feels as though all he can do is worry impotently about the potential well-being of someone who doesn't think he's worth the time of day. Not even worth a bad word, much less a good one.]