[ It was still dangerous even if not as much as other things. What kind of person let alone parental figure would he be if he had reacted like it was nothing? Jefferson's expression said more than words could, but Dave couldn't see that. He couldn't see the mix of frustration and worry and honest to god fear. For a moment he just sat in the now stationary ride, but when he finally did speak the firmness in his tone probably gave the kid a pretty good visual of how upset he was.]

Yeah, you did it. But what if you hadn't? That was the opposite of fine, David Strider. Do you even realize how badly you could have hurt yourself? Why would you risk yourself like that for something so insignificant? How are we going to get this to work if you pull things like that? If something had happened to you, I --

[ He exhaled and shifted, the bell on his arm indicating that he was reaching over to put a hand on Dave's arm before he actually did it. He was much quieter then. ]

Don't make me worry about living without you again. Please. Everything from now on is as a team, understand? Nothing reckless.