"You were there." A fact that Adia hadn't mentioned. She only told him of the people she crossed paths with while she was in the Nightmare. "I'm surprised you want to talk about it, it sounds like it was a terrible time for everyone. You, ah... you never brought it up with Adia?"
A small frown on his face appears, mirroring hers. "Professor Madrone does. And if I had to guess, so does Josh. Jeff had hired him for some special effects work. The kid's been missing ever since the revelry."
Talking about it does not help. His hands shake a little and he tugs at his cuffs again to hide it. "Been there, done that. Took everything I had not to punch him in the face. I know he's not the same person, but I get judged all the time for the shit my brothers did. Why does he get to walk away unscathed? Why does she, for that matter? She was just as complicit in --"
He cuts his rant short, aware of how his volume is creeping up, his composure cracking. He takes a deep breath and smooths back his hair. "Okay. Okay, let's get out of here, then."
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Date: 2018-08-30 05:04 pm (UTC)A small frown on his face appears, mirroring hers. "Professor Madrone does. And if I had to guess, so does Josh. Jeff had hired him for some special effects work. The kid's been missing ever since the revelry."
Talking about it does not help. His hands shake a little and he tugs at his cuffs again to hide it. "Been there, done that. Took everything I had not to punch him in the face. I know he's not the same person, but I get judged all the time for the shit my brothers did. Why does he get to walk away unscathed? Why does she, for that matter? She was just as complicit in --"
He cuts his rant short, aware of how his volume is creeping up, his composure cracking. He takes a deep breath and smooths back his hair. "Okay. Okay, let's get out of here, then."