[ it's true that he has no sympathy whatsoever. any chance of that died when gen decided to mock him and double down on it ever since.
john could never forgive such blatant disrespect, although he would say that he is capable of being a merciful sort of God and, therefore, would at least toss gen a few points for effort if he managed to grovel sufficiently.
he leans his chin on one hand and swirls his drink around in his glass with the other as he listens, frowning as he stares down into it unpleasantly. stubborn as ever, john doesn't want to find any sympathy either. ]
Don't we all?
[ a sigh and another sip. ]
I get what you're saying, but name one person here who doesn't have something. Everyone needs an abundance of professional help and medication, but instead, we're all stuck deciding the fate of everything and everyone.
[ and he already knows none of that is as fun as it sounds. ]
Where exactly do you draw the line?
[ maybe he should be encouraging this kind of open thinking and willingness to understand one another instead of shooting it down because it's better overall for maintaining the peace, but john has always been too willing to sacrifice what he ought to do in favour of something entirely self-serving because he has a grudge. ]
Or maybe you don't, otherwise we probably wouldn't be having this conversation.
[ did liem ever think it through and imagine his behaviour comes from somewhere, he wonders. not that it matters, but he can't help but think it's a waste of time. ]
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john could never forgive such blatant disrespect, although he would say that he is capable of being a merciful sort of God and, therefore, would at least toss gen a few points for effort if he managed to grovel sufficiently.
he leans his chin on one hand and swirls his drink around in his glass with the other as he listens, frowning as he stares down into it unpleasantly. stubborn as ever, john doesn't want to find any sympathy either. ]
Don't we all?
[ a sigh and another sip. ]
I get what you're saying, but name one person here who doesn't have something. Everyone needs an abundance of professional help and medication, but instead, we're all stuck deciding the fate of everything and everyone.
[ and he already knows none of that is as fun as it sounds. ]
Where exactly do you draw the line?
[ maybe he should be encouraging this kind of open thinking and willingness to understand one another instead of shooting it down because it's better overall for maintaining the peace, but john has always been too willing to sacrifice what he ought to do in favour of something entirely self-serving because he has a grudge. ]
Or maybe you don't, otherwise we probably wouldn't be having this conversation.
[ did liem ever think it through and imagine his behaviour comes from somewhere, he wonders. not that it matters, but he can't help but think it's a waste of time. ]