I am not talking down to you. I'm talking to you like I talk to everybody else.
[ firmly. he's a doormat, mostly, but he will make that clear since he actually is trying very hard to not be passive aggressive. ]
We don't, no. But I suspect that the problem is solved with Firefly's death. [ there's that calm again, but there's something jittery underneath it. ] Of course, we can't be sure, as the chance to ask was not given to us.
[ there is a heavy, heavy sense of doubt that follows the mention of firefly. from everything - the photobooth photos, her lack of current injury at the time, the method of killing - none of those lined up for her. but he grits his teeth and shoves it away. it's not like he had any better ideas. there had been so little gained.
...oh. no, he doesn't want to hear that. but he can't help but ask, slightly incredulous, ]
This coming from the guy who just said it's his sole responsibility to protect us all? [ snapped, reactive. ] Maybe it was, Jiaoqiu. Maybe I missed something, no matter how hard I looked and how much it mattered.
It is my responsibility to look out for you. Like it or not, you are a child. That does not mean you're not capable, but it does mean it should not be on your shoulders to be responsible for solving a murder, in any sense.
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[ firmly. he's a doormat, mostly, but he will make that clear since he actually is trying very hard to not be passive aggressive. ]
We don't, no. But I suspect that the problem is solved with Firefly's death. [ there's that calm again, but there's something jittery underneath it. ] Of course, we can't be sure, as the chance to ask was not given to us.
[ ... ]
You hold yourself up to very high standards.
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[ there is a heavy, heavy sense of doubt that follows the mention of firefly. from everything - the photobooth photos, her lack of current injury at the time, the method of killing - none of those lined up for her. but he grits his teeth and shoves it away. it's not like he had any better ideas. there had been so little gained.
...oh. no, he doesn't want to hear that. but he can't help but ask, slightly incredulous, ]
What do you mean?
no subject
[ eyebrow raise. ]
no subject
no subject
[ firmly. ]
It is my responsibility to look out for you. Like it or not, you are a child. That does not mean you're not capable, but it does mean it should not be on your shoulders to be responsible for solving a murder, in any sense.