[Jokes may not actually mean that everything's fine, but not going for one is a pretty good signal of a problem. Qrow sighs, already forced to push off from his chosen loitering location to get closer to Wash. Hovering on his feet is annoying, so he just invites himself to sit at the end of the bed.]
You're not that heavy. Hell, it would've been nothing if I had the strength I had back on Remnant, but that's the price we pay for "balance."
[Yes, he's still offended by the entire concept. He would not be a danger if he had his full strength and speed and Oz's gift of flight.
It isn't that Qrow wasn't worried or stressed. But there's no point going after someone who's already beating themselves up. And as much as he hates dragging bodies back from battlefields, he has had to bury them too often not to be grateful when they can get back to their feet afterwards.
He doesn't say, Better me than one of the others. He assumes that's why Wash picked him as his "next of kin." Qrow's got no idea how well Tucker might handle this, but he wouldn't want it to have been any of the kids.]
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You're not that heavy. Hell, it would've been nothing if I had the strength I had back on Remnant, but that's the price we pay for "balance."
[Yes, he's still offended by the entire concept. He would not be a danger if he had his full strength and speed and Oz's gift of flight.
It isn't that Qrow wasn't worried or stressed. But there's no point going after someone who's already beating themselves up. And as much as he hates dragging bodies back from battlefields, he has had to bury them too often not to be grateful when they can get back to their feet afterwards.
He doesn't say, Better me than one of the others. He assumes that's why Wash picked him as his "next of kin." Qrow's got no idea how well Tucker might handle this, but he wouldn't want it to have been any of the kids.]