Normally when Nico thought too hard, or was caught in an emo loop, Will would do something silly, call him a cute nickname or give him a kiss. That....probably wouldn't work well here. And Nico would be pissed about it. But Will hated that he wasn't entirely sure how to help Wille.

The 'joke' was definitely something Nico would have said too. A dark, twisted kind of a joke. The kind of joke that Will was only just getting to accept and understand.

"No matter how much I distract you, the problem's still going to be there in the end, isn't it?" Wille would still have to exit the Horizon and Kelson wouldn't be there. He reached out to gently put a hand on Wille's shoulder, ready to pull back if he showed any....Nico-esque tendencies of not wanting to be touched.