[Sound advice, yes, but it's still not something he's entirely comfortable admitting. He knows he's off-balance on his worst days and he knows he's trying to overcompensate in that regard. Doesn't mean that Joshua has to point it out though.] I'll be fine. I'm balanced enough.

[But at that his eyes light up a bit.] Actually...I've got something for you. [Digging into the pockets of his shorts, he unearths one obsidian black necklace and pushes it across the table to Joshua.] I'm not going to tell you where I got this from, but I have one, too. They work like the lockets but they're not connected to the system that's down right now. [A shrug.] I mean...if you want it. I've just been holding onto it for a while, didn't have anybody else to give it to.

[Nah, it's mostly that he purposefully wanted Joshua to have it, but saying he cares about him is hard. And also Joshua's an ass.]