[Oswald starts to open his mouth at that--and then quickly snaps it shut, eyes a bit wide and blinking. obviously it wasn't something he'd thought about in this instance.]
I...
[he presses his lips together, now looking uncertain, brow furrowing. Part of him wants to protest. ]
...I'm sorry. I was just trying to find some way for you not to get hurt any more.
...a surprise? [his voice his a bit small--that's what he thought it would be] You know--hey, how great someone else can be in the line of fire for once so you can do what you feel you need to do without getting hurt.
You were shoved into a wall, and you were bleeding, and you told me that was normal! That that wasn't that much! If that's not that much, what is? A broken arm? A black eye? Both? Worse?
[his voice cracks a bit, and he shuts his mouth with a snap, swallowing, hard, trying to get himself under control. He looks down at his cane. ]
...I'm sorry. I'll tell him we won't be needing his services.
[And Edward feels... awful, when Oswald first speaks up. But... But it's all too much, right now. Oswald was trying to do something nice, he gets that, really he does, and he's trying to make it right, now. Except he's already told someone about him and he can't exactly undo that. And every time he remembers that part, he just feels so hurt and anger is easier and...
He can't. Be here right now.
He has to go clear his head.
So, Edward keeps walking. He does his best to take a deep breath and make his expression neutral, as he reaches the door and walks out.
"Ah. Yeah." [he rubs the back of his neck] "Well...you get that worked out and you're still interested, you gimme a call, okay?" [and he'll hand Edward a card that says "Butch Gilzean" on it, along with a phone number and an email address]
"Because I gotta tell ya, the kinda stuff you're doin' sounds way better that followin' around some guy with too much money and not enough time to spend it."
"Yeah. I mean...." [he shrugs] "They mostly like to go to strip clubs or Vegas and just drink and do drugs. That's about it. Same old, same old, y'know?"
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Edward is angry.
Even an idiot could see that]
Yes.
And you're angry about that.
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That's not for you to tell anyone about. You don't get to do that.
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I...
[he presses his lips together, now looking uncertain, brow furrowing. Part of him wants to protest. ]
...I'm sorry. I was just trying to find some way for you not to get hurt any more.
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Then maybe you shouldn't be trying to set up something like that behind my back without even considering what my opinion on it might be.
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What do you call that, exactly?
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...a surprise? [his voice his a bit small--that's what he thought it would be] You know--hey, how great someone else can be in the line of fire for once so you can do what you feel you need to do without getting hurt.
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[his voice cracks a bit, and he shuts his mouth with a snap, swallowing, hard, trying to get himself under control. He looks down at his cane. ]
...I'm sorry. I'll tell him we won't be needing his services.
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I'm going out.
[And he turns around, starting to walk out of the living room.]
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....okay.
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He can't. Be here right now.
He has to go clear his head.
So, Edward keeps walking. He does his best to take a deep breath and make his expression neutral, as he reaches the door and walks out.
...Is. Butch still there?]
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[Edward slows to a halt. He'd... kind of forgotten. But of course Butch would still be there...]
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I don't like someone going behind my back.
[So. It's not so much the concept (partially, sure, but) as it is. Well. Oswald.]
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"Because I gotta tell ya, the kinda stuff you're doin' sounds way better that followin' around some guy with too much money and not enough time to spend it."
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...Does it, really.
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