[Norton's head tilts back as Jacob stands up. He's still on the floor sitting back on his heels and Jacob is very tall now.]
That's okay. I cared a lot about my own graduation and it took me ages so there's clearly no correlation between caring about graduating and actually graduating.
[Norton thinks there's no benefit to holding Jacob here longer if he doesn't want to stay. Even if he could hold Jacob here, which is doubtful.]
We'll talk again later. Not about feelings. You can charver me and then give me your professional threat assessment of people on the Barge. I think that would be dolly.
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Date: 2024-06-30 10:23 pm (UTC)True. And I do trust you. And I respect you, in my own fucking way.
Just don't want to talk to you about shit.
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Date: 2024-06-30 10:31 pm (UTC)And I think you deserve better than the shite hand you were dealt.
If it were possible to just blow you to graduation, that would be--rather amazing actually--but I doubt it can be that simple or fun, alas.
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Date: 2024-06-30 10:35 pm (UTC)[He stands up.]
I'm just here until the Admiral gets sick of me.
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Date: 2024-06-30 10:53 pm (UTC)That's okay. I cared a lot about my own graduation and it took me ages so there's clearly no correlation between caring about graduating and actually graduating.
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Date: 2024-06-30 10:56 pm (UTC)And I guess that means we're done.
I'll be a good boy.
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Date: 2024-06-30 11:07 pm (UTC)We'll talk again later. Not about feelings. You can charver me and then give me your professional threat assessment of people on the Barge. I think that would be dolly.
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Date: 2024-06-30 11:09 pm (UTC)Yeah, that sounds real fun. Let's go outside next time, though. Get those knees in the dirt.
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Date: 2024-07-01 05:59 am (UTC)