I don't know, I just can't keep up. I know you guys are capable even if you're young, but it just feels like everyone I talk to always is like this.
[ He just has a serial history of teenagers brushing him off and it's a lot. This is just really normal with him and teens, I can't stress this enough. ]
It's not about being an adult, it's that I have a duty to look out for other people. I don't care if you were 6'1" and built like a tank -- unless you have a badge, I'm going to tell you to go home.
You realize how stupid and arbitrary that is, right?
Look--it's fine if you do it once. But if they tell you to shove off and they can handle it, then you still insisting on not letting them do it just makes you infuriating.
Because that's not helping. What you're asking for isn't "working with you," it's "be a nice little boy and go hide in the closet while the big brave adults act like they can handle it any better than you could."
[ Logically he knows he has absolutely no control over Danny's life and also that he's never going to like. Physically hold Danny back from doing stuff but. He just can't ever bring himself to just say 'okay, you're on your own'. It would be spiteful of him to say so, and no matter what, he just can't bring himself to that line. ]
[ Just looks at him because like, incredibly enough, he's not enough of a self-down masochist to actually INVITE Danny to punch him, so it's more like looking to see if he's actually going to go through with that. ]
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[ He is surprised by YOUR surprise. ]
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[ It's the age divide... he is just a boomer to Danny... ]
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[ Sort of. He sighs. ]
I don't know, I just can't keep up. I know you guys are capable even if you're young, but it just feels like everyone I talk to always is like this.
[ He just has a serial history of teenagers brushing him off and it's a lot. This is just really normal with him and teens, I can't stress this enough. ]
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But you're also all just so... standoffish, I don't know.
Or I guess it could just be me.
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Look--it's fine if you do it once. But if they tell you to shove off and they can handle it, then you still insisting on not letting them do it just makes you infuriating.
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Why! Why is that so wrong?
Why is it that when I try to help, all that happens is everything gets even more fucked up?!
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It's insulting.
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She was only twelve. She didn't deserve that. I should've just told them all to go away.
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It wasn't her fault. It was mine.
I screwed up. It was my fault a lot of people got hurt.
I'm not going to let it happen again.
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Quit acting like you're the only thing standing between me and my life being ruined! You're not that big of a deal.
If my life's going to get ruined, it'll be because of me. And what I decide to do. You've got nothing to do with it!
[ danny WILL fuck around and he WILL find out!!! ]
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Sorry. I guess you just feel worse now.
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[ Just looks at him because like, incredibly enough, he's not enough of a self-down masochist to actually INVITE Danny to punch him, so it's more like looking to see if he's actually going to go through with that. ]
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Things are stressful.
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