"It's not fine," he says quietly. He watches Neil intently. "This was a mistake that was made. It's fine now, logistically... If it was explained."

He's irritated, suddenly, at Arcade explaining something that Alex should have. That also probably looked like Alex was a complete asshole, of letting that go on for so long. Fuck. He'll probably need to talk to Arcade as well.

"Talk to me. If there's anything weird, anything you don't know or isn't familiar, talk to me. I probably don't know half the amount of stuff some people do, but this is a two-person activity, and I'm involved as well. Don't cut me out because it's something embarrassing or seemingly weird. I want to listen, remember? I want to be there for you."