Re: Justin/Ernie
Justin nodded and sighed before cocking his head on the side. "I do. I do need to tell you this because.." he didn't really know himself when that whole thing had started, but he was ready to bet that it was the day he had set foot in the Janus Thickey Ward for the first time.
"Because I really mean it, Ernie. I don't think I'd be here without you. And it's one more birthday that I get to celebrate surrounded by my friends."
He shifted his weight on his feet for a moment, then bit his lower lip. "I went to Battlescars." He admitted softly. "Twice." He hadn't wanted to tell Ernie at first because then would come the question: why? And he didn't feel like answering this because, once again, he had tried to hide something from him.
"Working at the ward it.. it was harder than I thought it would be." By admission, he was pretty much digging two weeks of crap he hadn't told anyone about. "And nothing helps introspection like insomnia, I can tell you."