[And another soft sigh. 'Maybe.' Well, that was better than nothing probably? It was definitely better than no.
He wasn't really expecting that question though, and regards Jake curiously when he asks it. For a beat he's quiet, kind of thoughtful, because it was the kind of thing that was hard to put into words- or at least words that didn't sound stupid.]
You made a mistake. [He answers simply after a moment, rubbing the side of his neck.] Calhoun was trying to rile you up, he used something cruel to do so, I don't think that's your fault. No matter how much we know about traps or how prepared we are, I don't think anyone could react calmly to what he was trying to do.
[Aka yeah dude, he kind of has an idea that your sick mom probably didn't make it, that's... really sad, honestly. Poor mama Muller.] I think I'd be a terrible sort to blame a friend for that.
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He wasn't really expecting that question though, and regards Jake curiously when he asks it. For a beat he's quiet, kind of thoughtful, because it was the kind of thing that was hard to put into words- or at least words that didn't sound stupid.]
You made a mistake. [He answers simply after a moment, rubbing the side of his neck.] Calhoun was trying to rile you up, he used something cruel to do so, I don't think that's your fault. No matter how much we know about traps or how prepared we are, I don't think anyone could react calmly to what he was trying to do.
[Aka yeah dude, he kind of has an idea that your sick mom probably didn't make it, that's... really sad, honestly. Poor mama Muller.] I think I'd be a terrible sort to blame a friend for that.