"Darrow does a lot of shitty thing," Neil agrees, "but I don't think that it does things like that, taking people away just because you saw your ex who was a shitheel anyway, and felt a bit frustrated and mean about it when it happened."

He's quiet for a moment, just holding onto her the way that they naturally tangle up like they have every other time. He hates how normally they fit together like this, but they fit together like this even when the world isn't falling apart, so he can't be all mad about it.

"...we can totally blame it on David, though. We can say this one is his fault."