“You mean you’re not used to a Warren Kepler who, as far as you knew, had a first priority of operational functionality.”
He’s going to make some things clear. Lay them out. No candy coat. And he nods to the question, because that’s not-
“You’re assuming a lot. Starting with the idea that I expect you to be perfect. That I expect you. To have your shit together. To be okay.” He shakes his head. “I’m not.”
He glances back at Jacobi.
“I held you. To the standard that you proposed. And there were consequences. Because you went back on your word. Not. Because you weren’t perfect.” He sits up and looks him firmly in the eyes. “I mean what I said: I’m in for the long haul. I? Understand your head’s all fucked up. Because my head was all fucked up. And I can be here? But. I’m too close. Like you said. ‘Beyond my help’.”
And yes, that rubs up against his issues with control but thankfully he’s had two and a half years of having his life shaken around by the cosmic toddler running the boat to build a bridge and get over it.
“But by the same token? You hurt me. And you did something… ideologically awful. Your method of imploding? Was out and out shitty. And not being angry? Is telling you that that is acceptable. Do you get that?”
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He’s going to make some things clear. Lay them out. No candy coat. And he nods to the question, because that’s not-
“You’re assuming a lot. Starting with the idea that I expect you to be perfect. That I expect you. To have your shit together. To be okay.” He shakes his head. “I’m not.”
He glances back at Jacobi.
“I held you. To the standard that you proposed. And there were consequences. Because you went back on your word. Not. Because you weren’t perfect.” He sits up and looks him firmly in the eyes. “I mean what I said: I’m in for the long haul. I? Understand your head’s all fucked up. Because my head was all fucked up. And I can be here? But. I’m too close. Like you said. ‘Beyond my help’.”
And yes, that rubs up against his issues with control but thankfully he’s had two and a half years of having his life shaken around by the cosmic toddler running the boat to build a bridge and get over it.
“But by the same token? You hurt me. And you did something… ideologically awful. Your method of imploding? Was out and out shitty. And not being angry? Is telling you that that is acceptable. Do you get that?”