[Like Kimbley, physical contact isn't something Archer is used to. Casual touch has never been something he's engaged in. Everything changed with Kimbley. He's not sure why, but Kimbley's always been different. It doesn't take him long to realize what Kimbley's doing, and it's then that he begins to wonder just what the hell his relationship with Kimbley even is to make an act like this perfectly acceptable.]
[It's not something he's going to think much about now, at any rate.]
[This has brought something else entirely to his attention though. He's being selfish. That's not surprising at all - when isn't Archer selfish? - but now really isn't the time. He's not the one dying. He'll have plenty of time to worry about all of this later; Kimbley doesn't have long.]
...Sorry.
[He'll take a moment to swipe at his eyes as discretely as possible before returning to play with Kimbley's hair. It's the only thing he can think to do that will even marginally comfort the alchemist.]
I... Thanks. I'll be fine.
[That's a blatant lie. There's no sense in worrying Kimbley though; might as well try to make his passing as easy as possible, right?]
[...Dear god, everything really is different with Kimbley.]
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[It's not something he's going to think much about now, at any rate.]
[This has brought something else entirely to his attention though. He's being selfish. That's not surprising at all - when isn't Archer selfish? - but now really isn't the time. He's not the one dying. He'll have plenty of time to worry about all of this later; Kimbley doesn't have long.]
...Sorry.
[He'll take a moment to swipe at his eyes as discretely as possible before returning to play with Kimbley's hair. It's the only thing he can think to do that will even marginally comfort the alchemist.]
I... Thanks. I'll be fine.
[That's a blatant lie. There's no sense in worrying Kimbley though; might as well try to make his passing as easy as possible, right?]
[...Dear god, everything really is different with Kimbley.]