No, no, it was good. I mean, I like keeping myself busy. Even before the sensory overload kind of stuff, I was always keeping myself occupied while my uncle and aunt were at work.
[He sags back into the chair, trying not to put his feet up on whatever's closest. The kid sure can perch if he's not thinking about it. But as he talks, his gaze is more solemn, and he glances aside with a knitted brow.]
And — like. I owed one you for taking care of Lanie, because I was getting kind of scared that I'd have to tell someone that their, um, their daughter — [He swallows hard, trying not to think of all the people he'd seen at the end of their ropes, treated so terrible; some of them he recognized from his patrols, and it made his heart beat thickly with dread and concern.] you know. Yeah. I'm just... glad you were there to keep her safe.
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No, no, it was good. I mean, I like keeping myself busy. Even before the sensory overload kind of stuff, I was always keeping myself occupied while my uncle and aunt were at work.
[He sags back into the chair, trying not to put his feet up on whatever's closest. The kid sure can perch if he's not thinking about it. But as he talks, his gaze is more solemn, and he glances aside with a knitted brow.]
And — like. I owed one you for taking care of Lanie, because I was getting kind of scared that I'd have to tell someone that their, um, their daughter — [He swallows hard, trying not to think of all the people he'd seen at the end of their ropes, treated so terrible; some of them he recognized from his patrols, and it made his heart beat thickly with dread and concern.] you know. Yeah. I'm just... glad you were there to keep her safe.