Ned doesn't keep arguing the point, though he knows Daneel is wrong. This is why he is usually so cautious, why he doesn't try being impulsive, being fun, being reckless with his safety and the safety of others.
"It shouldn't do you any harm. Probably," Ned says, hopeful that it is true, that there isn't some additive in the water that will make him terribly sick from just swallowing a little bit.
Seeing Daneel start to shiver, Ned nods, pushing the wet hair away from his face and collecting himself. "We should get you back so you can dry off properly." Because being wet and cold and miserable is not exactly the slice of human experience that Ned had meant to share with Daneel.
Ned walks with him back up the beach, pauses to pull on his clothes and allow Daneel to do the same, before he's shepherding him back towards his house. He doesn't say anything at this time, chewing on the inside of his lip, wondering what came over him back there, how he could just zone out like that, wondering how Daneel can continue not to blame him.
When they reach House 7, Ned rubs the back of his neck awkwardly. "You should probably take a hot shower to warm up. If you start to feel sick from the seawater, let Bruce know, I guess? He's a doctor." Ned smiles a little, and it's rueful around the edges, "I guess I'll see you later."
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"It shouldn't do you any harm. Probably," Ned says, hopeful that it is true, that there isn't some additive in the water that will make him terribly sick from just swallowing a little bit.
Seeing Daneel start to shiver, Ned nods, pushing the wet hair away from his face and collecting himself. "We should get you back so you can dry off properly." Because being wet and cold and miserable is not exactly the slice of human experience that Ned had meant to share with Daneel.
Ned walks with him back up the beach, pauses to pull on his clothes and allow Daneel to do the same, before he's shepherding him back towards his house. He doesn't say anything at this time, chewing on the inside of his lip, wondering what came over him back there, how he could just zone out like that, wondering how Daneel can continue not to blame him.
When they reach House 7, Ned rubs the back of his neck awkwardly. "You should probably take a hot shower to warm up. If you start to feel sick from the seawater, let Bruce know, I guess? He's a doctor." Ned smiles a little, and it's rueful around the edges, "I guess I'll see you later."