[ of course he isn't over it. Stephen takes a breath - holds it, to think - and releases. ]
For what it's worth, I'm sorry.
[ it's a double-edged sword of an apology, but he tries to keep the blade as blunt as he can: fact was, he thought Damian, with a little supervision, could avoid a fight and otherwise flourish. and in the end he was too busy picking his own fight to notice when the help was needed.
he let him down. it needs acknowledging by Stephen himself. ]
I encouraged you into walking into something you didn't want to take point on and I promised you help as part of the deal. I didn't deliver. This is as much on me as either of you.
[ did he have the fight? no. but without his insistence, this may not have happened in this configuration in the first place. and while he'll stand by that damian was the right one for the job, that he performed excellently in conversation with any and everyone else, this could've been avoided if he'd upheld his end.
Damian and Clarke have both experienced more than their share. they each have more experience in this kind of an area than he does.
but of the three of them, however early their lives might have forced them to grow up, only one is an adult. it was his job to mediate and he just didn't do it. "as much on me" if not more so - he'll take half, the kids can take a quarter each. ]
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Date: 2019-05-06 10:32 am (UTC)For what it's worth, I'm sorry.
[ it's a double-edged sword of an apology, but he tries to keep the blade as blunt as he can: fact was, he thought Damian, with a little supervision, could avoid a fight and otherwise flourish. and in the end he was too busy picking his own fight to notice when the help was needed.
he let him down. it needs acknowledging by Stephen himself. ]
I encouraged you into walking into something you didn't want to take point on and I promised you help as part of the deal. I didn't deliver. This is as much on me as either of you.
[ did he have the fight? no. but without his insistence, this may not have happened in this configuration in the first place. and while he'll stand by that damian was the right one for the job, that he performed excellently in conversation with any and everyone else, this could've been avoided if he'd upheld his end.
Damian and Clarke have both experienced more than their share. they each have more experience in this kind of an area than he does.
but of the three of them, however early their lives might have forced them to grow up, only one is an adult. it was his job to mediate and he just didn't do it. "as much on me" if not more so - he'll take half, the kids can take a quarter each. ]