[He wasn't expecting that exactly, but after an awkward beat he nods, and offers him a little grin.]
Yeah. Totally. I mean, that would be terrible if I was like "oh you don't have to talk about it" and then turned around and went "No actually that's not alright, tell me EVERYTHING," right? It's fine, man.
[Focusing only on him is a little more uncomfortable but he'll live somehow.]
I've definitely taken some baby steps with that, but he never seems like he wants to talk about it. Night Vale was...like, it's not like I'm totally inexperienced with the scene? I've gotten into so many clubs! [WINK.] But where I'm from the big pride marches are more, I dunno. Political? It's a protest!
[How's that for exchanging knowledge? He finally meanders to the real question at the heart of it all, and thinking about it weighs on him. Before he answers he finishes his drink, stars and all.]
He'd...probably be kind of miserable, huh. Like he always is when he does something he doesn't want to just because he thinks he has to do it for his parents. He'd make himself settle down, get a quote-unquote "real" job that drains his soul away...his wife would probably be nice though. He'd feel like absolute dogshit for not being madly in love with her, but at least she gets along with his mom. And he'd totally agonize over turning into his parents, but he'd still go through all of it because he'd do anything for them.
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Yeah. Totally. I mean, that would be terrible if I was like "oh you don't have to talk about it" and then turned around and went "No actually that's not alright, tell me EVERYTHING," right? It's fine, man.
[Focusing only on him is a little more uncomfortable but he'll live somehow.]
I've definitely taken some baby steps with that, but he never seems like he wants to talk about it. Night Vale was...like, it's not like I'm totally inexperienced with the scene? I've gotten into so many clubs! [WINK.] But where I'm from the big pride marches are more, I dunno. Political? It's a protest!
[How's that for exchanging knowledge? He finally meanders to the real question at the heart of it all, and thinking about it weighs on him. Before he answers he finishes his drink, stars and all.]
He'd...probably be kind of miserable, huh. Like he always is when he does something he doesn't want to just because he thinks he has to do it for his parents. He'd make himself settle down, get a quote-unquote "real" job that drains his soul away...his wife would probably be nice though. He'd feel like absolute dogshit for not being madly in love with her, but at least she gets along with his mom. And he'd totally agonize over turning into his parents, but he'd still go through all of it because he'd do anything for them.
[And Ryan isn't in the picture, period.]