[Nope, that was perfectly fine. His shoulders went a little stiff at first, just in surprise, but then he stilled and settled and closed his eyes, monitoring the world absently through Gold Experience's eyes.]
Well . . . it's important that you understand--
[He bit his lip. Just because he thought he knew something important about Dio didn't mean he had the right to share it. For that, whether he was right or wrong, Dio would never forgive him - and he would be right not to. There were limits, even for him. So, after a moment, he went a little more broad.]
If you can imagine the most frightened you've ever been, but all the time. It never stops, and you know it never will. And then finally you get free of it and you think you might be able to be somewhere better, and then all of a sudden something happens out of your control and you're right back where you started, or worse.
[So vulnerable.]
You can expect that he'll hardly ever tell the truth. You can expect that he'll want to control every situation if he possibly can. That's the only way he knows to feel safe.
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Well . . . it's important that you understand--
[He bit his lip. Just because he thought he knew something important about Dio didn't mean he had the right to share it. For that, whether he was right or wrong, Dio would never forgive him - and he would be right not to. There were limits, even for him. So, after a moment, he went a little more broad.]
If you can imagine the most frightened you've ever been, but all the time. It never stops, and you know it never will. And then finally you get free of it and you think you might be able to be somewhere better, and then all of a sudden something happens out of your control and you're right back where you started, or worse.
[So vulnerable.]
You can expect that he'll hardly ever tell the truth. You can expect that he'll want to control every situation if he possibly can. That's the only way he knows to feel safe.