[Lance sips his drink while Ian answers--ugh, it's still just as bad as last time, and even the stress of emotional vulnerability and the accompanying desire for alcohol can't help that much--and he isn't too surprised by the answer. He's mostly just pleased that Ian is being honest.]
That's understandable.
[Throwing himself into work to avoid thinking about it. It's a very normal way of handling things, and one that Lance can't judge even if he wanted to, which he doesn't.]
It's a lot to deal with, and it'll all still very... Sudden.
[And going from a situation like in New Amsterdam to a place like this, with what Lance knows about Ian's world, must be difficult to even begin processing.]
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That's understandable.
[Throwing himself into work to avoid thinking about it. It's a very normal way of handling things, and one that Lance can't judge even if he wanted to, which he doesn't.]
It's a lot to deal with, and it'll all still very... Sudden.
[And going from a situation like in New Amsterdam to a place like this, with what Lance knows about Ian's world, must be difficult to even begin processing.]