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[So. In a word, this whole confrontation could very well be described as a travesty. Between finding out a good deal about Cyrus, which could be described as their objective, and finding out everything about Dawn, it's been generally bad. This day is honestly about as canceled as Sunyshore City itself, and considering the state of the city...well, that's pretty damn canceled.

The beach is probably the last place anyone really wants to go, considering the weather, but it's there and at the very least, it's quiet. It's not much of a party, all considered, but at least they're not all cramped in the lighthouse. For whatever it's worth.

May as well rest before they go in another direction tomorrow; everyone's liable to be weary after today.]

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[bloodspent]

...Yeah, I hate to admit it, but all of that explained way more about Saturn than I really wanted it to.

[Like. Way more.]

[greydients]

...it's intoxicating, isn't it? When you find someone who you think really understands.

[...]

You won't judge me if I say something stupid, will you?

[bloodspent]

...After all the stupid shit that's come out of my mouth over the past several months, I couldn't judge even if I wanted to. Which I don't, because I'm still of the opinion that nothing you say is stupid.

Go on and say whatever you want.

[greydients]

[Well, if you give her a moment to process the warm-and-fuzzies that comment gave her-]

I felt jealous. Of Saturn. For having someone like Cyrus in his life. Isn't that stupid?

[Have a rather bitter laugh.]

The man drove him to having a piece of the red chain inserted into his body, to the point of abject misery we observed at the resort, and I still wished I could have a relationship like that. Someone who believed in me, who understood what I've gone through and listens to me when I just want to talk about it.

[...]

It was...confronting, to say the least. Don't worry; I'm not about to put that horrid wig back on. But I certainly feel like a bit of an idiot.

[bloodspent]

[He'll consider that for a moment, at least, just turning it over in his head before saying anything.]

I'm not really great with advice or anything. I don't have a lot of pretty words to hand out, either. But while we're here, I can at least listen if you want me to. Without making you shove red chain in your chest first.

[greydients]

....I appreciate that, Jake.

[...

...]

...do you ever just...wonder why? Why you had to get the horrible parents, what you did to deserve it...?

[bloodspent]

[...Ah.]

Not really. I...

[...How do you put this into words.]

I've kind of always been a fucked up person, you know? Kind of goes with the whole mercenary territory, but even by their standards I'm kind of a lot.

I didn't know my dad at all, I found out about him secondhand from some people that knew a lot about him. Turns out he was pretty fucked up, too, and I guess... I dunno, I felt like it explained a lot. Like maybe crazy just ran in the family.

[greydients]

...I don't think you're crazy.

[That's not said in a comforting way, more a....what-are-you-talking-about kind of way.]

You're one of the nicest people I've ever met.

[...]

...okay, admittedly that isn't saying much, but...you know what I mean.

[bloodspent]

If I'm nice to you at all, it's because I had a lot of help getting that way, trust me.

[...Anyway- ]

You didn't do anything to deserve what your parents did to you, though. You were a little kid - little kids don't do anything to deserve being treated like shit or not looked after or whatever else adults do to 'em to mess them up.

I know it's not all that great to hear, but your parents, my dad - they were always going to be like that. They were always going to abandon whatever kid they had, it just happened to be you and me. It sucks, but we didn't do anything to deserve it. I know that much.