Alfred recognized that she was leaving, and though he might have wished she had been willing to stay and talk more he recognized that as a step too far for where their fragile relationship was at the moment. They were ending on a neutral note at least, and that was really all he could hope for at this point.
"And following seas," he returned on instinct, before realizing she likely wasn't sailing home herself. "Er, ah — take care, Jo."
"And following seas," he returned on instinct, before realizing she likely wasn't sailing home herself. "Er, ah — take care, Jo."
MJ made the most Alfredy of sets and then two years later she made it EVEN BETTER