...A lot of people just assume I'm a liar. I've had pathological liar thrown at me by a few social workers before.
Then, you know, simply assuming that I'm crazy. That one's popular. I try to avoid running into that one with anyone official these days, lest they think I need treatment.
[He's. Gotten close to that bullet before.]
And when things like the coffee cup happen, they'll rationalize it in any way possible. "The table's just wobbly". "Oh, well, it's an old building". "You probably set this up in advance".
[Edward pauses, at that. And then he puts a hand up to his hair, moving it out of the way. Showing off a scar on the side of his forehead. It doesn't... look great. Sort of like something hard impacted there at some point.]
[.........oh. And immediately Oswald feels his stomach twist in on itself. He swallows, hard, trying to control his expression, and he just...reaches out to gently rest his fingertips against Edward's wrist]
[he...doesn't really know what to say to that. He could talk about how that isn't how it should be but...he knows well enough that things never are as they should be. That life isn't fair. So he just...quiets.]
[And that's when the door opens again, Harvey stepping back into the room.]
"Well, that's taken care of. The cells here really aren't great, but... At least you shouldn't feel so cramped now, Edward." [He still looks a little worried. Glancing Oswald's way, briefly, before turning his attention back to Edward.] "...You ready to call it a night?"
...Yes. That's fine.
[Edward pushes his chair back and gets to his feet. A cell's still a cell, but. Maybe he'll get some sleep, this time...]
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That a ghost did it?
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Fair point, I suppose.
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Plenty of other ones, though.
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Then, you know, simply assuming that I'm crazy. That one's popular. I try to avoid running into that one with anyone official these days, lest they think I need treatment.
[He's. Gotten close to that bullet before.]
And when things like the coffee cup happen, they'll rationalize it in any way possible. "The table's just wobbly". "Oh, well, it's an old building". "You probably set this up in advance".
...That sort of thing.
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...sounds not fun. [UNDERSTATEMENT, OSWALD]
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...I'm sorry.
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...It's fine.
[The response is pretty much automatic.]
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[....just sayin. He purses his lips a moment--]
...I'm sorry I got angry with you. Back then.
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That was a pretty tame reaction, all things considered.
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Yours was brief enough and not much really happened.
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...how aggressive, exactly?
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About that much, give or take.
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That's too much.
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...It just happens, sometimes. It's fine. People don't understand and think I'm trying to disrespect the dead or mock their grief or something.
...And sometimes requests involve things like trespassing, so. Misunderstandings happen a lot.
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It's still not something I would label as fine, Edward.
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[He's used to it.]
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"Well, that's taken care of. The cells here really aren't great, but... At least you shouldn't feel so cramped now, Edward." [He still looks a little worried. Glancing Oswald's way, briefly, before turning his attention back to Edward.] "...You ready to call it a night?"
...Yes. That's fine.
[Edward pushes his chair back and gets to his feet. A cell's still a cell, but. Maybe he'll get some sleep, this time...]
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