You're not. [Just as sincerely as the rest of his words, his voice dropped a bit lower - even, steady.] You aren't making me uncomfortable, Venus.
[He'll even hunker down a bit himself. Sitting on his heels. It doesn't make his big meat dorito self that much smaller, but it can't hurt. It's like talking to Chloe, or Eddie, in those moments of stress. So he'll just do what he always did then - calm honesty. Get to their level.]
You're not the only one who's ever told me that, either. Couple of them ended up being like family to me. [Before they'd gone back to the sea.] So I promise, you aren't making me uncomfortable. But thank you, it means a lot to hear that.
[That Venus comes from somewhere it's "not done", and says that anyway, he means. And then maybe we can... talk about those friends in a different way and not in a distressing way!]
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[He'll even hunker down a bit himself. Sitting on his heels. It doesn't make his big meat dorito self that much smaller, but it can't hurt. It's like talking to Chloe, or Eddie, in those moments of stress. So he'll just do what he always did then - calm honesty. Get to their level.]
You're not the only one who's ever told me that, either. Couple of them ended up being like family to me. [Before they'd gone back to the sea.] So I promise, you aren't making me uncomfortable. But thank you, it means a lot to hear that.
[That Venus comes from somewhere it's "not done", and says that anyway, he means. And then maybe we can... talk about those friends in a different way and not in a distressing way!]
Tell me about your friends? What are their names?