[Thaaat's Shepard! She's an emotional wreck, but if she gives them advice no one will recognize how much of an emotional wreck she is at any given moment. Flawless.

But she snickers when they do, even if it's out of reflex.]

Eeh, wouldn't be the first time I got all sappy on you when you were just trying to do something dumb. I seem to recall getting into a pretty serious conversation while lying in a flowerbed about six months ago.

[Also, lord, was it 6 months? Shit. How long as she been this attached to this kid. So she shrugs, tries to keep it casual with her own nervous tics.]

I worry about you. So sue me that I have to show up and be super sappy every once in a while.