Sora laughs. "Yeah, well." He stops before starting his next sentence, mouth wide open as he reconsiders, shakes his head. "Yeah," he repeats, commiserating instead of teasing. "Yeah. That's how it works."

The odds go up considerably if you're the type to keep throwing yourself at the problem, and Sora knows this because he knows he's the type who does the same thing. He's... not really sure if he wants to broach that with Fjord, but it feels like it's a conversation that's just at the horizon. Waiting to arrive too close, too quickly.

"I dunno if I've heard this story yet. Is this another rib thing?" Apparently, they're going to save that conversation for later.