Tobehonest,sinceeveryoneisdispersedbytheirrespectiveresponsibilities,theycanalmostmeetfacetoface,andeachother'sstatehaschanged,itgoeswithoutsayingthatJeremyposeswronginfrontofyoungpeople.OnlyhefeelsthesameaboutChris.
ChrisheardJeremysaythesamething,soheslippedhishanddownandstrokedhischeek.
"Shallwelivetogether?"
ThisisnotthefirsttimeChrishasinvitedJeremytogotoDionwithhim,norisitthatJeremydoesn'twanttogo.
Wanttodie.But...
"Whataboutmyjob?"
Kristhinkstheotherpersonwillworryaboutit,andeverytimeherefuses,hewilluseworkasanexcuse.
Ifyousayyouhateyourjob,youcanpretendthatyouarecrazy.
"Ifyouareworried,Iwillfindsomeonetotakecareofyou."
Hearingthis,Jeremy'sbrowfrowned."Butit'smyjob."
"Iknow,butsometimesyoudon'thavetoputyourselfdown.Learntobeacaptain.Acaptaincan'tdoeverythingonboardbyhimself,canhe?"
Jeremysaidthissentencewasunderstandable,asJeromesaid,andtherewasnothingwrongwithit.But,becausehetriedeverymeanstoimprovethequalityoflifeofOmega,hecouldn'tputAlphaanywhere.