Every qualified repetition of the odds of the bards being alive is, of course, taken with another rough exhale of air from the young summoner. It takes coming back to the actual plan--head toward a centre of musical expression, hitting the stopping points along the way most likely to yield results--to get her actually focusing again and nodding in understanding.

"It's... just something Johnny does." Which doesn't sound a lot like 'behaving well,' true. And which she's clearly had a lot of arguements with someone or other about because she jumps instantly into the defensive. "It keeps him-- happy. He just needs-- to breathe, sometimes. I think it makes it-- easier, since he said 'I love you,' you know?"