[He smiles, because this is in fact a much better topic. And means that Oswald intends to stay rather than return to Gotham, an idea he has managed to worry himself about on a rare occasion.]
I'm so glad you're able to do this for her. And yourself, of course.
[he snuggled just that much closer, nose pressed against Ed's collarbone.]
I'm sure in your time, that becoming Mayor meant I was able to give her the best of everything, but here she'll practically be royalty. Or at least treated as such. Which is close enough to keep her happy and safe. And she'll have grandchildren, which I'd never be able to give her there. Not in a way I felt comfortable with, anyway.
Thank you, Ed. Without you... this wouldn't be possible. Giving her all these things. Being able to be a good son to her.
[Arms? Right around Oswald as tightly as he can without it being uncomfortable for the other man.
He...is not going to mention anything regarding Gertrud and Oswald's stint as mayor. Of course he isn't. Silence is obviously agreement, and there's nothing else to it.]
I'm not sure how it's my doing, you know. You are a good son, and you're the one who impressed that woman.
[The wine bottle got awkwardly moved out from between them and allowed to drop off the side of the bed behind Ed's back where it landed on the floor with a dull thud. Os didn't care about it so much any more.]
If I didn't have you, I wouldn't have felt secure in making that offer. And if you'd been against it, I wouldn't have gone through with it. That's not to say I wouldn't have understood had you objected. And I wouldn't have been upset. It would have just made finding the right place for my mother take longer.
You made it possible for this to happen so quickly. It's as much my worthiness as it is you understanding the only personal thing about the whole deal was my mother's care.
[There are a lot of things that he could say in response to any of this, very few things that he should say, of course. And it takes him a while to think of exactly what to say.]
I don't...often feel perfect. [There were, he thinks, times in his life where he did or at least felt worth something.] I wasn't improving much after...well. Before you arrived. Not really. If anything, I think it was getting worse. But you've been patient and helpful and...if I am...that, it's because of you.
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I'm so glad you're able to do this for her. And yourself, of course.
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I'm sure in your time, that becoming Mayor meant I was able to give her the best of everything, but here she'll practically be royalty. Or at least treated as such. Which is close enough to keep her happy and safe. And she'll have grandchildren, which I'd never be able to give her there. Not in a way I felt comfortable with, anyway.
Thank you, Ed. Without you... this wouldn't be possible. Giving her all these things. Being able to be a good son to her.
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He...is not going to mention anything regarding Gertrud and Oswald's stint as mayor. Of course he isn't. Silence is obviously agreement, and there's nothing else to it.]
I'm not sure how it's my doing, you know. You are a good son, and you're the one who impressed that woman.
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If I didn't have you, I wouldn't have felt secure in making that offer. And if you'd been against it, I wouldn't have gone through with it. That's not to say I wouldn't have understood had you objected. And I wouldn't have been upset. It would have just made finding the right place for my mother take longer.
You made it possible for this to happen so quickly. It's as much my worthiness as it is you understanding the only personal thing about the whole deal was my mother's care.
You're just... so perfect, you know?
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I don't...often feel perfect. [There were, he thinks, times in his life where he did or at least felt worth something.] I wasn't improving much after...well. Before you arrived. Not really. If anything, I think it was getting worse. But you've been patient and helpful and...if I am...that, it's because of you.