[ a line like that might be an exaggeration, but ultimately β betrayal of a friend ranks high on emotional torment. in his case, there was no mind alteration, no mental manipulation, nothing aside from what bill himself had done to him.
at the very least, in this case, it wasn't the man's fault. ]
but he's alright knocked him around a bit but he's in good shape chocolates or some shit was messing him up
[It's a good thing they aren't having this conversation in person. Because there's no way Skye would be able to hide the horror on her face. She knows it's not his fault, but a kid? That's a whole other level of messed up.]
[ not being face to face might be the only reason he admits to it. because as soon as he does, his eyes soften to something he prefers to keep unseen, a glistening dampness against his pupils.
the girl β smaller than lisa when he'd last seen her, small and alone and having lost her own father.
[ it might seem small in comparison to saving a life, but a cup of coffee goes a long way in his book. he might just need to save her twice to match up. ]
i'm used to trouble
can't say it'd be much different whether i was here or not
[Yeah, because attacking a kid was a 'walk in the park'. Skye replies quickly, hoping that he wasn't offended. Although it wouldn't be surprising if he was.]
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yeah i'm beginning to see that
he's a friend of yours, isn't he?
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Yeah he is.
[And it was beginning to be more than that, but now she's not sure what they are.]
Which makes it a lot tougher to deal with. I'd take zombies over this. Which is saying something.
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[ a line like that might be an exaggeration, but ultimately β betrayal of a friend ranks high on emotional torment. in his case, there was no mind alteration, no mental manipulation, nothing aside from what bill himself had done to him.
at the very least, in this case, it wasn't the man's fault. ]
but he's alright
knocked him around a bit but he's in good shape
chocolates or some shit was messing him up
did it to me too
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You okay?
[She's already asked him, but that's before she knew that the chocolates had messed with his head too.]
What did you end up eating?
[Because she's still not sure what would've set Bucky off. She ate a variety of the chocolates and experienced nothing.]
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with fruit inside or something
[ he doesn't even like sweets. but that's part of the issue. something tempted him.
and he doesn't want to admit it. what he did. it clutches him from the inside even now, tormenting him still.
it could have gone worse than it did. he was lucky it hadn't.
saying it now, it's only because he knows she understands the lack of control it causes. ]
i attacked a little girl
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Shit.]
Is she okay?
[It's a good thing they aren't having this conversation in person. Because there's no way Skye would be able to hide the horror on her face. She knows it's not his fault, but a kid? That's a whole other level of messed up.]
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the girl β smaller than lisa when he'd last seen her, small and alone and having lost her own father.
and frank almost killed her. ]
she's alright
she's fierce
she held me off
[ lucky for that. ]
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Lesson learned. I'm never eating anything at these events/parties again.
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he's likely never to repeat how he got his ass kicked by a kid and nearly choked on chocolate. ]
i'll take a pass on the parties themselves
[ not that it would have been his choice to go to this one either. ]
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...Except for that one time at Glass.
You know what? You've got the right idea.
[And because it needs to be said...]
I owe you.
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[ he doesn't do this for favors. better that no one owes him anything, really. ]
just keep yourself safe
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Seriously.
[She doesn't want to say it, but there's a high chance she would've died if he hadn't gotten involved.]
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alright
how about you buy me a cup of coffee
we'll call it even
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You just tell me when.
Sorry you had to go through all of this just after arriving in this hellhole.
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i'm used to trouble
can't say it'd be much different whether i was here or not
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[She just didn't know what kind of trouble he got into normally. Clearly, he knew how to fight though.]
Are you a boxer?
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i was a soldier
[ which doesn't necessarily answer what he is now. ]
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So this must be a walk in the park for you.
[
Yeah, because attacking a kid was a 'walk in the park'.Skye replies quickly, hoping that he wasn't offended. Although it wouldn't be surprising if he was.]Other than what happened yesterday I mean.
Cause that's not a walk in the park.
Sorry.
[Shut up.]
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[ he knows what she meant. ]
seen my share of shit, sure
this place is whole other ball park though
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I thought I had gotten used to 'weird' back home with aliens invading earth and people with superpowers.
Then I came here.