HE’S PLEASED HER. it makes the ANXIETY worth it. weight of the world slides off atlas’ shoulders with a SHRUG – no big deal. her arms around him are a BALM and he maneuvers so to tuck her into his side, lead her closer to the ledge to better observe their VIEW with an arm wrapped ‘round her. “ i have a few CONNECTIONS. pulled some STRINGS. ” in other words, the nightly JANITOR was slipped a few JACKSON’S. he wants her to enjoy his little SURPRISE because he wants to enjoy HER, eyes heavy with a soft AFFECTION as he watches her next to him. “ i don’t care what anyone says about me EITHER, if you continue to hold me in such HIGH regard. ”