[Cheers to a boost of confidence, then. Of course, Mick immediately follows it up with innuendo-laden implications about what might be going on between him and Eobard, leaving Rip to hide a groan behind a swallow of his drink.]
I assure you, there is nothing between Mr. Thawne and I that isn’t strictly professional. [A statement which alone might not prompt Mick to drop this particular line of inquiry. Well. Since they are being honest—]
And beyond that, I do still consider myself married, Mr. Rory—all circumstances aside.
[The certainty of Miranda’s death, of Jonas’, does nothing to change Rip’s view of himself as a husband and father, even if he is ultimately a failure at both.]
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I assure you, there is nothing between Mr. Thawne and I that isn’t strictly professional. [A statement which alone might not prompt Mick to drop this particular line of inquiry. Well. Since they are being honest—]
And beyond that, I do still consider myself married, Mr. Rory—all circumstances aside.
[The certainty of Miranda’s death, of Jonas’, does nothing to change Rip’s view of himself as a husband and father, even if he is ultimately a failure at both.]