"Rocket said the same thing to me," he mutters. Unsurprisingly, it seems being robbed of the only coping mechanism any of them have is playing righteous havoc on everything else. And god, god almighty he needs to not get on the subject of Rocket, because he knows too many things about him to feel like he's ready to be tipped over that edge just now.

"Here's to never talking about any of what we just said here again. Okay?" He hefts the strap of his backpack a little more firmly over one shoulder.