"A team," Rodney repeats. "More people whose trust I'm supposed to earn in some incommunicable way. Joy."
"Team's a family, Rodney," John says. He stands, too, and looks directly into Rodney's eyes. "Your family."
Rodney returns the steady look. "Is this the part where you say you hurt me because you care?"
"Yeah," John says, striving to sound as sincere as he feels. "That's it, exactly."

Oh yeah. That's a couple of train wrecks looking for a place to coincide, there. I hope they don't take anyone else out with 'em by accident....

:: hides eyes behind mane ::