[ listen his girlfriend shot his evil dad. he can get down with the concept of slam-dunking questionable fatherhood in the trash where it belongs, but — ]
Then you demand space before you cut them out, so you can figure out necessary boundaries — Set ground rules about keeping their relationships to you and him separate. This city is deceptively small, for people like us.
[ this advice is absolutely some wishful thinking but uh gotta try it? ]
It doesn't work that way. Not with him. I want no part of him.
[ Frustration is creeping into his voice. ]
Imagine - a man ruins your life. Completely. Takes everything away from you. You get free and he shows up here, and you're just supposed to accept him being there.
[ Yeah, he can imagine a few people like that, including his father. Alistair, Ophelia, Ward — ]
Hey, you don’t have to accept it. Whatever he did — it’s obviously inexcusable. No forgiveness. No mercy. [ though it’s not the same man, apparently. ] But pushing everyone away is an ill-fitting stopper.
You mean you gave them an ultimatum. [ Jesus Christ he has the emotional intelligence to deal with about 1/4 of this. ] That is — profoundly self-destructive.
[ he gets a dismissive noise in turn. He doesn't want to go out and make a spectacle of himself. And if morningstar isn't going to clean up after themselves he's not about to do it for them.
He's survived worse. So without another word he turns and stalks off. ]
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Date: 2019-01-11 09:32 am (UTC)[ “you’re all stubborn idiots who won’t leave each other alone” ]
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Date: 2019-01-11 09:34 am (UTC)He ruined my life. I'm not going anywhere near him.
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Date: 2019-01-11 09:37 am (UTC)[ listen his girlfriend shot his evil dad. he can get down with the concept of slam-dunking questionable fatherhood in the trash where it belongs, but — ]
But the rest of them...
[ the brothers mainly. ]
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Date: 2019-01-11 09:38 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-01-11 09:51 am (UTC)Then you demand space before you cut them out, so you can figure out necessary boundaries — Set ground rules about keeping their relationships to you and him separate. This city is deceptively small, for people like us.
[ this advice is absolutely some wishful thinking but uh gotta try it? ]
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Date: 2019-01-11 10:00 am (UTC)[ Frustration is creeping into his voice. ]
Imagine - a man ruins your life. Completely. Takes everything away from you. You get free and he shows up here, and you're just supposed to accept him being there.
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Date: 2019-01-11 10:34 am (UTC)Hey, you don’t have to accept it. Whatever he did — it’s obviously inexcusable. No forgiveness. No mercy. [ though it’s not the same man, apparently. ] But pushing everyone away is an ill-fitting stopper.
[ likely to come loose. ]
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Date: 2019-01-11 10:41 am (UTC)[ Only to decide for them, immediately. ]
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Date: 2019-01-11 01:46 pm (UTC)You mean you gave them an ultimatum. [ Jesus Christ he has the emotional intelligence to deal with about 1/4 of this. ] That is — profoundly self-destructive.
[ you don’t have to say that out loud, Fitz. ]
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Date: 2019-01-11 01:51 pm (UTC)I think we're done here.
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Date: 2019-01-11 01:54 pm (UTC)[ he did his part, and his points have been made. ]
But you know where to find me — if you come to that bridge.
[ if we murder, we do it right. ]
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Date: 2019-01-11 01:57 pm (UTC)He's survived worse. So without another word he turns and stalks off. ]