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[foreverphantom]

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[foreverphantom]

[ he knows the answer. and it makes him have to clench his jaw shut for a few minutes and stare hard at the floor before he can talk again. ]

...okay. I don't understand why. But okay.

[doublefists]

[ she leans a little closer, resting her elbows on her knees. ]

You remind me a lot of my brother. [ she says, finally. ] He was a snot. But he was smart, and he was inventive, and he could've done some crazy shit if he'd lived. He thought he had to prove himself to me for me to care about him, but he didn't.

You don't have to prove yourself either. Maybe you could use a little unconditional care, man. Someone to tell you your life's worth more than some fucking achievement on a board.

[foreverphantom]

[ he has to lean down and hold his head down against his knees, face hidden out of sight, as he shakes a little, hearing those words.

why is it always flurry's pinks doing this to him ]

[doublefists]

[ IT REALLY IS THE PINKS HELP

buddy... she scoots a little closer to the... bars? are there bars. i cannot be assed to open trial again to look at the holding cell description but she leans in, and if she can, she holds out a hand. just rests it on the ground. ]

If I'd been alive I would've told you that way earlier than this. Sorry that you made it this long without hearing it.

[foreverphantom]

[ it takes him a while before he can trust himself to talk again, and even then, his voice is thick. ]

...you hardly even know me...

[doublefists]

Doesn't matter, but.

[ a hum. ]

... Make it back with the rest of them, and we can get to know each other better, then. I don't think you're going to prove me wrong.

[foreverphantom]

[ huffs a soft laugh, eyes still downcast ]

...yeah, okay.