[ that phrase makes rondo's heart swoop - he thinks about his conversation with boothill last night, and he swallows, nodding a little against her shoulder. it's...
(selfishly, it's a little comforting, in a sense. to know that boothill didn't want to do that. to know that he didn't choose to do it. to know that he has something to fight off, instead of just being the way that way all along.)
he looks down, finally, over at the little figurine. ]
...Me too. [ about wanting more time. ] There was so much I thought I could learn from him.
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(selfishly, it's a little comforting, in a sense. to know that boothill didn't want to do that. to know that he didn't choose to do it. to know that he has something to fight off, instead of just being the way that way all along.)
he looks down, finally, over at the little figurine. ]
...Me too. [ about wanting more time. ] There was so much I thought I could learn from him.
[ there was so much to emulate. so much good. ]
... Did he make that?
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Yeah. He gave it to me Thursday. He was fucking embarrassed, the sap.
[the figurine looks like her, by the way, i'm too lazy to parent up to see if i said that already. it's a very good rendition of karlach.]