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[He shifts his weight, unsure if whether he should say anything or brush Jon off. Jon went to a lot of effort to bring him this stuff, and it probably can't hurt, so....

He inhales slowly.]

Don't spread it around, but I'm staying here instead of the apartments for a little while.

At the library?

( slowly, he takes a look around before he's looking back to accelerator there. )

Uh... how come? I mean... it's kinda cool. But it's not really meant to live in, right?

It's complicated.

[Part of it has been converted into a home, though John and Harold prefer their privacy so that isn't public knowledge.]

And it's only temporary. I'm not moving out of the apartments permanently.

[He just... doesn't want to be living on his own right now. And Harold wants to keep an eye on him, so it's worked out.]

( at that, he nods, gaze drifting down in thought for a moment. )

Well. If you ever get bored of here, you can always sleepover at my place. I mean... I'd need to get a sleeping bag and extra pillows, but there's space and you know my mom and dad, so. It's not like you're a stranger.

( smile quiet but hopeful, he nods to accelerator. )

I've got some board games we could play, too.

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[Jon means well. Accelerator knows that. That's probably why it hurts when he hears the offer. Kindness is being extended to him and all he wants to do is crawl into a hole.

He sucks in a deep breath, and decides to forego the easy option of just dismissing the kid.]

I'll... keep that in mind. Alright?

( he knows how this goes, more or less, so. it's why he makes the offer — leaves the ball in accelerator's court without pushing. as long as he knows he has a place to go to — someone to reach out to even for something as childish as board games, it's there for him to take whenever he might need it. no questions asked. sometimes that's easier than outright saying you need some company or a distraction from everything. so it's there and jon intends to leave it as such.

plastic bag crinkling in hand, he swings it over his shoulder and nods to the other. )

I'm going to make sure everything's good at the farm. If that's ok with you, I mean.

[Jon is a good kid. Lois and Clark are lucky to have him around, even if he maintains that it's shitty for any child to be stuck in Etraya. It's hard for Accelerator to accept kindness from other people, but he tries his best here.]

Yeah, fine. I really need a nap, so that'd be helpful.

[He... hasn't been back over to the farm since before the mission. Since before he died. It'd be good for someone to go check in on the place and make sure it's in one piece.]

( well he better get used to this little guy being around to pour sunshine into those gloomy cracks littered across him. but with a nod, he turns only to pause mid-step then. )

Do you need me to bring back anything? It's no trouble.

( since. you know. he can fly and all. )

[For a split second Accelerator considers asking for coffee... but caffeine isn't a great idea when he wants to sleep.]

No, it's fine. Don't worry about me.

[He'd wave him off dismissively, but he doesn't have a hand free to do so.]

Heh. We're pals. Of course I'll worry about you.

( and before accelerator can say anything to THAT, he hurries his way off, waving back to him as he does. )

Gotta go check on the farm! I'll see ya!

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