Northstar Vale you said those things and i wanted to believe you

queenie brushes him off, predictably -- delight sits with a petulant scowl. "shaddup," he drawls, punctuated by a very large sneeze, "i'm saying i want to promote you." the thought hadn't crossed his mind until the words left his mouth, but as they do he finds he agrees with them adamantly. hasn't she already been picking up the slack for him, even? he's lucky to oversee the lot that he has, but ever since rannoch casually mentioned co-leaders the idea's been running through his mind. it's a big order, running a group like this, even as generally mellow as they are -- he doesn't want to burn out like mato did. the pout drops off his face, replaced by a raised eyebrow, almost (playfully) challenging her to reject the idea -- though if he knows her as well as he thinks, he suspects that she, unlike him, will have absolutely no qualms at the idea of leadership.