He watches Josh with Yulia now, measuring what the appropriate, diplomatic path would be. Not because he intends to take it, but because he thinks Josh needs something waaaay far to the left of diplomatic. It is always nice to have a peg in the ground to base measurements on.
He decides that, if he had wanted to approach Josh diplomatically, he would have asked Brianna. But since he thinks what Josh needs is a forcible sit-down, he realizes he came to the right person. She is, after all, his second; she is, also, probably his closest friend in the blade.
One thing's for sure: this is going to sting.]
Maybe you could. Maybe only you could. [He turns to her and shrugs.] We've both done some worrying in our time, you and I both know how worry can ignore reason. You look like you want to punch him. Maybe you should.
[A crooked, half-serious smile now.]
At least you'll be doing it for his own good, after all else has failed.
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He watches Josh with Yulia now, measuring what the appropriate, diplomatic path would be. Not because he intends to take it, but because he thinks Josh needs something waaaay far to the left of diplomatic. It is always nice to have a peg in the ground to base measurements on.
He decides that, if he had wanted to approach Josh diplomatically, he would have asked Brianna. But since he thinks what Josh needs is a forcible sit-down, he realizes he came to the right person. She is, after all, his second; she is, also, probably his closest friend in the blade.
One thing's for sure: this is going to sting.]
Maybe you could. Maybe only you could. [He turns to her and shrugs.] We've both done some worrying in our time, you and I both know how worry can ignore reason. You look like you want to punch him. Maybe you should.
[A crooked, half-serious smile now.]
At least you'll be doing it for his own good, after all else has failed.