[He opts out of text here, for all his own fatigue, all failure, all the... everything so secured behind the mask, to come through. Suddenly 'old man' sounds a lot more fitting a name than before.]
Do you really think I care if that little shit sees what's on my mind? Maybe he'll see something he doesn't want to, and get blinded.
[It's an attempt at levity. An... attempt. And it's as flat as the screen he'd been texting from.]
[But he's not shying away from the thought. For once. And hopefully that comes across like he wants it to.]
With all the shit I've seen... he'll have a lot of sex and violence to sort out before he'll find anything useful. Knowing me.
...
I'm not afraid, Arvaarad. So don't make that call for me.
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[He opts out of text here, for all his own fatigue, all failure, all the... everything so secured behind the mask, to come through. Suddenly 'old man' sounds a lot more fitting a name than before.]
Do you really think I care if that little shit sees what's on my mind? Maybe he'll see something he doesn't want to, and get blinded.
[It's an attempt at levity. An... attempt. And it's as flat as the screen he'd been texting from.]
[But he's not shying away from the thought. For once. And hopefully that comes across like he wants it to.]
With all the shit I've seen... he'll have a lot of sex and violence to sort out before he'll find anything useful. Knowing me.
...
I'm not afraid, Arvaarad. So don't make that call for me.