I've been worse places than the barge.
[ And right now that is something that is very much true for him. ]

And you know whether or not you do is not going to affect how I feel. [ Fuck he hates how that sounds coming out, so god damn gushy and ... Hell, he needs a drink. Or a good fucking bonfire, or both. And yet he can't stop now, he made this bed... ] You'll always be my partner, I've loved you for decades, you idiot, of course, that won't change.