[Boone frowns to himself at Niko's question. If he didn't have to be afraid for him? He's not sure. He's spent a long time being afraid for the people he cares about. He doesn't know if that's the only thing holding him back. He knows Carla would have wanted him to move on, but Boone isn't good at that. He's held his grudge against the Legion and mourned Carla every day, and dreamt of his mistakes every night. He's convinced himself that he doesn't deserve to be happy, but that doesn't mean he doesn't want to be.]

Might've been an easier choice.

[He sort of tips his head up a little to nudge Niko's nose himself, a tiny gesture that sort of hints toward what his answer might have been. If he didn't have to worry about what might happen to Niko... the answer still might have been complicated, but maybe not quite as much. Boone has always believed that people should be with whoever makes them happy, and his best friend had preferred men over women. It's still kind of weird to be in that position himself, though. He's never looked at a man that way before. Whatever feelings he has, if that's really what's going on here, they're entirely based on the close bond they've built up over the better part of a year.]