[He frowns.] Maybe it ain't fully right, but I also don't deserve 'better' than you. You're what I want. No matter how badly we're doing, you're important to me.
[The frown deepens. He doesn't know what to do.]
I won't talk to the trolls about anything. We don't interact much, and I don't think we did in the memories, either. I don't have any prior obligations to them, either. That one is easy.
Roxy, I'll tell her I can't talk about things. She'll maybe be annoyed, but I think she'll accept it if I tell her that I don't want to. If she gets that memory back, she'll likely go to you first, and if she goes to me I'll stick to the point that I can't talk about it and warn you. If it does reach that point... [He looks over at Dave.] I want to find a way to be a buffer between you, her, and the revelation. You can call me in to intervene.
[He pauses, because it leaves one person.]
You come before Jake. That isn't the issue, I protect you first. On top of that, he seems to prefer not to talk about it, and I don't want him to start. But if I tell you the effects of refusing to talk to Jake if he brings it up, I'm pretty sure I'll be forcin' your hand. No matter how willing I say I am, you'll think it's too unfair.
That's why I asked about whether or not you think he might be able to remember. I think you'll hate yourself if if I refuse to talk to him even about memories he has, and I think you'll never trust me to stick to that. I'd guess that you'd also expect me to resent you for it. Even though it's something I think I can do, I'm concerned that it's something that you can't accept me doing.
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[The frown deepens. He doesn't know what to do.]
I won't talk to the trolls about anything. We don't interact much, and I don't think we did in the memories, either. I don't have any prior obligations to them, either. That one is easy.
Roxy, I'll tell her I can't talk about things. She'll maybe be annoyed, but I think she'll accept it if I tell her that I don't want to. If she gets that memory back, she'll likely go to you first, and if she goes to me I'll stick to the point that I can't talk about it and warn you. If it does reach that point... [He looks over at Dave.] I want to find a way to be a buffer between you, her, and the revelation. You can call me in to intervene.
[He pauses, because it leaves one person.]
You come before Jake. That isn't the issue, I protect you first. On top of that, he seems to prefer not to talk about it, and I don't want him to start. But if I tell you the effects of refusing to talk to Jake if he brings it up, I'm pretty sure I'll be forcin' your hand. No matter how willing I say I am, you'll think it's too unfair.
That's why I asked about whether or not you think he might be able to remember. I think you'll hate yourself if if I refuse to talk to him even about memories he has, and I think you'll never trust me to stick to that. I'd guess that you'd also expect me to resent you for it. Even though it's something I think I can do, I'm concerned that it's something that you can't accept me doing.