[John's not particularly thinking about strategy or deception in the moment. His usual suspicion takes a backseat when someone is suffering in front of him.]
I'll protect you. [Well, that's not really helpful for the current problem, but the words are out all the same, earnest and accompanied by a squeeze of John's hand on Hannibal's shoulder. He can hear Sherlock in his head, needling him to being so quick to jump to the defense, ever the soldier.]
Sorry. I just mean... I can take care of things while you sort it out with Will. [Maybe if he saves enough people, it won't hurt as much to have Mary gone. To have the memory of all the people he hasn't been able to protect or save here.] You can sort it out. I'm sure. You both care about each other. Enough to put your lives on the line.
He just needs to understand you really do want a partnership, right? That there's more to gain than there is to lose with that. What would you tell him if he were here to listen? Not about anything bad. What things would you tell him you're going to do moving forward that would help the both of you?
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Date: 2018-04-09 08:53 pm (UTC)From:I'll protect you. [Well, that's not really helpful for the current problem, but the words are out all the same, earnest and accompanied by a squeeze of John's hand on Hannibal's shoulder. He can hear Sherlock in his head, needling him to being so quick to jump to the defense, ever the soldier.]
Sorry. I just mean... I can take care of things while you sort it out with Will. [Maybe if he saves enough people, it won't hurt as much to have Mary gone. To have the memory of all the people he hasn't been able to protect or save here.] You can sort it out. I'm sure. You both care about each other. Enough to put your lives on the line.
He just needs to understand you really do want a partnership, right? That there's more to gain than there is to lose with that. What would you tell him if he were here to listen? Not about anything bad. What things would you tell him you're going to do moving forward that would help the both of you?