There is absolutely no reason for you to be interested in me.

[The air quotes around interested are audible, the statement one of irrefutable fact like saying the sky is blue or time moves forward. So certain and unshakable in his mind that saying otherwise can only be meant as something hurtful or careless. Just because he'd allowed the younger man to lean on him when he was still reeling from his arrival here hardly meant he was going to let Will mock him or rub his solitude in his face.

He shakes his head a little, dismissing the apology. He'd had his fun and Cor had made it clear jokes of that nature were not appreciated. Boundary set. They could move on.]

It's... alright. But if you do want to train or even just work on strategy together... No more jokes.

[Not ones that bit too deep, hit a little too close to home, anyway.]