"Came to check out the competition," he answered. Of course, it was a pretty bold lie. After all, the only competition he cared to see was Yuri. He leans in towards him. He was taking in Yuri, noting how much he had changed.

"Bombing it would be putting it lightly." It stung a bit to talk about. He knew, at his core, what had driven him to that failure, and part of why was sitting right here in front of him. "I gave up." JJ was never easy on himself, and he probably shouldn't talk abut it.