[ serge doesn’t have an immediate answer, but that doesn’t mean he has no answer. this distracts him from working himself up too much; he takes her words to heart, weighing this and that until he comes to a conclusion that he hopes doesn’t make him sound like a brat. ]
…it depends on “success,” doesn’t it? Someone will lose, no matter what. [ what seems like a loss could eventually turn into a boon down the line, but serge won’t be there to witness it. that’s the nature of the choices he faces now. ] I don’t care about my aunts, or his family. But I care about the innocent people between us, caught up in it all. My cousin, our friends…
[ now he’s getting into embarrassing personal territory, and he shakes his head. he doesn’t want to gossip. she’s nice, but he can’t push his luck. ]
Non. I’m taking advantage of your willingness to listen. The story is too long, and it’s not entirely mine to tell.
no subject
[ serge doesn’t have an immediate answer, but that doesn’t mean he has no answer. this distracts him from working himself up too much; he takes her words to heart, weighing this and that until he comes to a conclusion that he hopes doesn’t make him sound like a brat. ]
…it depends on “success,” doesn’t it? Someone will lose, no matter what. [ what seems like a loss could eventually turn into a boon down the line, but serge won’t be there to witness it. that’s the nature of the choices he faces now. ] I don’t care about my aunts, or his family. But I care about the innocent people between us, caught up in it all. My cousin, our friends…
[ now he’s getting into embarrassing personal territory, and he shakes his head. he doesn’t want to gossip. she’s nice, but he can’t push his luck. ]
Non. I’m taking advantage of your willingness to listen. The story is too long, and it’s not entirely mine to tell.