Because he needs a moment here. Daniel refuses to break eye contact - like the only thing he has to fall back on here are mister Miyagi's words, always look them in the eye - even if it means craning his neck up to properly be able to do so. But even as he isn't saying a thing, Daniel's brain is working overtime.
There's some sort of power play going on here, after all. He's not stupid, not that young boy anymore, he can tell.
And he intensely dislikes it. Instinctively dislikes it. It makes a part of him immediately want to tell Terry to screw off.
But then you won't know, a voice tells him in the back of his head. Doesn't he have to wring all possible information out of the other? To know how to deal with Terry, both here and back home. To make sure he doesn't hurt anyone. It feels like Daniel's personal responsibility. ]
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Because he needs a moment here. Daniel refuses to break eye contact - like the only thing he has to fall back on here are mister Miyagi's words, always look them in the eye - even if it means craning his neck up to properly be able to do so. But even as he isn't saying a thing, Daniel's brain is working overtime.
There's some sort of power play going on here, after all. He's not stupid, not that young boy anymore, he can tell.
And he intensely dislikes it. Instinctively dislikes it. It makes a part of him immediately want to tell Terry to screw off.
But then you won't know, a voice tells him in the back of his head. Doesn't he have to wring all possible information out of the other? To know how to deal with Terry, both here and back home. To make sure he doesn't hurt anyone. It feels like Daniel's personal responsibility. ]
... show me.
[ He finally says. ]