[ well, hey, that's fine, because if that's what rynlan does he will probably recognize it's also what lbx has. he stubs it out, though, and then glances at rynlan, and then back out. ]
... I learned that lesson the hard way. Even if you think you can outrun the truth, you never can. No matter how long you want to avoid something, it will come around to bite you.
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...How're you feeling? [ after all of that. ]
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[he takes a long drag off of his own, exhaling slowly, though he makes sure to turn his head away from lbx.]
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[ agreed, gamely. ]
...I'm sorry, if I got a bit too intense, at the end.
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[he shakes his head, at that.]
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... Even still, I don't regret what I said.
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[ he looks down, absently, at his hands. ]
... I learned that lesson the hard way. Even if you think you can outrun the truth, you never can. No matter how long you want to avoid something, it will come around to bite you.
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[ so. ] Even if I said it, you already knew by then. We all did. Is that really ignoring it, in the first place?
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[ his voice softens, at least. ] It never is.
Even if it was, we would've voted for someone who did nothing. Based on a popularity contest.
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[his ears twitch, hair tentacles writhing.]
...wouldn't feel good in either case, I think, since someone who didn't do anything is the alternative.
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[ a pause, here. ] ...Or in this case, the choice he can live with. I wouldn't want to live with the guilt of it, if I were in his shoes, either.
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It was easier with the other two.
[this one, though-- he doesn't need more things that badly.]