[ IC ] Truth time

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What is it?

Comments

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[his shoulders slump a bit]

Seems like whatever's affecting us is making it difficult not to be honest right now. I just... I'm saying that I... I'm happy you told me. And I feel the same.

[still just kind of studying the wall over there. it's such a fascinating wall]

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What??

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... stop that.

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It's a little shocking, okay?

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You're not alone in that, Tony.

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No, I'm pretty sure I'm the more shocked one here!

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... would you rather I take it back? I didn't want to say anything because—

[uh no wait]

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Because?

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Because I thought you would take it badly. Or laugh it off. Or...

[s-shrugging slightly]

Something like that.

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Why would I do that? I'd never do that to you!

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But you thought I would do it to you.

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Well . . . I thought you just . . . couldn't. It is me we're talking about.

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It's because it is you. You're... I've said this before, but... you're the one who game me a solid anchor to this world.

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I always will.

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Thanks, Tony. And I mean that. I really do...



...the other thing as well. I might've not planned to say it but you hadn't planned on this either.

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Yeah, no, I usually have an actual plan . . . most of the time.

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That's fine. It's not like I do either. Plans are for the battlefield, and barely even then.

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That's true, but even I didn't calculate this.

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... you usually calculate it?

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Things work better when calculated!

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...

[he looks a little surprised at first, but then he laughs]

I shouldn't have expected anything less from you.

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[ you're smiling. He relaxes a bit ]

Yeah? Well, I am the futurist.

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As always.

[he's silent for a bit. then he looks up at you]

... this... I'm okay with this. I mean, if that wasn't clear before. [reaches up to scratch his own neck, a little distracted] Didn't quite expect it to turn out this way.

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Neither did I.

[acceptabilities]

Mm.

[... well. then. this should be a weird thing, but ... I'm actually more at ease with this than I thought I'd be]

So...