"I didn't mean it to be a weapon," Jedao says quietly.

"I just think you deserve a fucking break. Not because you're - just. Literally everyone needs to rest sometimes. It's part of being a person."

He swallows. He wonders if Neal will hate him for noticing things again, but ultimately doesn't have the mental energy to dance around it.

"And whoever made you feel like needing one makes you a failure was a shit commander and I'd like to make him wear cold wet socks for the rest of his natural life."