[he's quick to say it because he doesn't want Nick to think he's the type of person to just order Alex to take someone else's things and not care that he has.]
[it's not empty reassurance, either; he's good about these kinds of things. he'll wash it and track Nick down to give it back sometime later, probably along with the Christmas scarf he's getting.]
[pause, he glances back to Alex] Are you ready to go?
[he might be asking that prematurely; he's actually not quite sure he's ready to get up yet.]
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[he's quick to say it because he doesn't want Nick to think he's the type of person to just order Alex to take someone else's things and not care that he has.]
[it's not empty reassurance, either; he's good about these kinds of things. he'll wash it and track Nick down to give it back sometime later, probably along with the Christmas scarf he's getting.]
[pause, he glances back to Alex] Are you ready to go?
[he might be asking that prematurely; he's actually not quite sure he's ready to get up yet.]