[Talking wasn't something Ray usually did. Not about something actually topical, anyway. Sure, he could talk shit for days on end, but when it came to thoughts and feelings, he was usually fumbling over words in some vague attempt at making himself heard. Feelings are gross. Feelings are for girls. Feelings aren't what two guys talk about, especially when the feelings are for each other. That's just gay.]

Yeah. Uh.

[Fuck. Him saying they needed to talk means he should be the one talking, but he had absolutely no clue where to even begin. There's too much to talk about. About last night, about this morning, about the case, about them. He's really not sure which of those is worse, or better. Or maybe both. But they have to do this. They have to talk because otherwise they're going to be fumbling with awkward cover ups and Ray always trying to avoid the subject of them, and just what them actually entails now that there's a little more to their partnership than just a working relationship. Ray didn't even know if this was a thing or something that'd stop the second their case was finished with.]

I guess I uh. Are we uh. Y'know? I mean. Are we cool? Like. Does this change stuff? I mean I know it changes stuff. But. I dunno what stuff. Or uh. If we uh. I dunno. Y'know?

[No.]