[It's likely just a social nicety. It's hopefully just a social nicety. Horatio hadn't known anything properly hellacious before the Navy, true, but the idea of drifting back to contemplate the cruelty of his school years is hardly something to look forward to.
Hopefully a soft sound like a clearing of his throat will serve as an answer. More likely the container of salt he's pulled down to offer River will be a proper distraction from sharing even the tiniest piece of himself beyond his name.]
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Hopefully a soft sound like a clearing of his throat will serve as an answer. More likely the container of salt he's pulled down to offer River will be a proper distraction from sharing even the tiniest piece of himself beyond his name.]