[... Well, at least he's not doing a bluescreen of death or something.]
[And it's kind of a relief that he looks so unsure rather than just flying into denial immediately.]
[So she nods.]
Yeah.
So that's how the conversation went.
Then I helped him pick out some Christmas gifts for people since he was havin' trouble.
[Because even if she'd been kind of mad on Envy's behalf about the lie... the willing apology and offering of that information had been one hell of a sign of good faith, and proof to her that the kid is probably a good egg.]
[Leaving plenty of room for her to redirect all her weird righteous rage projections onto Envy's parents. Something she's PERFECTLY happy to do.]
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[And it's kind of a relief that he looks so unsure rather than just flying into denial immediately.]
[So she nods.]
Yeah.
So that's how the conversation went.
Then I helped him pick out some Christmas gifts for people since he was havin' trouble.
[Because even if she'd been kind of mad on Envy's behalf about the lie... the willing apology and offering of that information had been one hell of a sign of good faith, and proof to her that the kid is probably a good egg.]
[Leaving plenty of room for her to redirect all her weird righteous rage projections onto Envy's parents. Something she's PERFECTLY happy to do.]