[There's a reason John was happy to leave Earth, and all of its outdated social values, far behind him. Riverview has been an adjustment. After living in Atlantis so long, where everyone knows everyone, and there's a certain communal intimacy, he really doesn't know how to act anymore.
John's not close enough to anyone here to just be himself, or so his overly-critical conscience tells him. So for the most part, he just flies under the radar, keeping everything casual. Being the guy who doesn't take himself, or anyone else, too seriously. Playing it safe.
Looking up at the sprig, and back down at Poe, he feels less than safe. Not because he doesn't like Poe. Because he does like him. And has been wanting, since Poe had saved his life, to be friends. It's just that reaching out has always been something of a struggle for John. He's not entirely against being pushed out of his comfort zone, it's a work in progress, but this mistletoe business is like being pushed out of his comfort zone from a moving plane, without a parachute.] This again. Well, we could park it here for an hour. Do you have somewhere to be?
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John's not close enough to anyone here to just be himself, or so his overly-critical conscience tells him. So for the most part, he just flies under the radar, keeping everything casual. Being the guy who doesn't take himself, or anyone else, too seriously. Playing it safe.
Looking up at the sprig, and back down at Poe, he feels less than safe. Not because he doesn't like Poe. Because he does like him. And has been wanting, since Poe had saved his life, to be friends. It's just that reaching out has always been something of a struggle for John. He's not entirely against being pushed out of his comfort zone, it's a work in progress, but this mistletoe business is like being pushed out of his comfort zone from a moving plane, without a parachute.] This again. Well, we could park it here for an hour. Do you have somewhere to be?