You’re right! I am being a hypocrite! But it would be even worse if I said, hey, you know what? Let’s not learn from my mistakes!
[And then it gets worse. Because of course it does.]
I didn’t say that—when did I say that?!
For one thing—it always ends in disaster for me anyway, so why shouldn’t it end in disaster for you?
And two—you’re already hot! Being taller, while nice, doesn’t really give you that much of an advantage, and you can work on being strong, if you want! But if you use an Entity to get those things? Someone is gonna pay in fear. That’s how this works.
[He sets his jaw. He’s so, so pissed at him right now but he’s also getting Doranda flashbacks. He’s afraid that Rodney’s gonna get so focused on this it’s gonna end badly.]
You want this that badly? Fine. I’ll pay the price for you. If it’s that important to you.
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[And then it gets worse. Because of course it does.]
I didn’t say that—when did I say that?!
For one thing—it always ends in disaster for me anyway, so why shouldn’t it end in disaster for you?
And two—you’re already hot! Being taller, while nice, doesn’t really give you that much of an advantage, and you can work on being strong, if you want! But if you use an Entity to get those things? Someone is gonna pay in fear. That’s how this works.
[He sets his jaw. He’s so, so pissed at him right now but he’s also getting Doranda flashbacks. He’s afraid that Rodney’s gonna get so focused on this it’s gonna end badly.]
You want this that badly? Fine. I’ll pay the price for you. If it’s that important to you.