Also something that takes practice, that’s all. It helps that I worked with children for a number of years; you get into the habit of knowing what you want to say before you say it. No one’s going to listen to an orderly who sounds like he’s bumbling through it all.
[ once again the oddity of that occupation strikes her. there are elements to how he talks that absolutely indicate it, though--that conscious choice of words, and many of his phrasings. his tone, when he isn't snapping at her. the even measure, his pitch. ]
[His eyes glance up at the ceiling, as though trying to calculate the years. Twenty is how long he was there for. How long until Dr. Brenner gave up on him, decided that he could not control him, and made him work, instead?]
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Oh. Polite man.
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Good boy.
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You can just call me Henry, you know. I remember mentioning that when we first met.
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Henry.
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Good. Otherwise, you'll start to make me feel like my father.
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No. Just leery of the comparison.
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Ha! Mammon. What pair we make.
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Nothing better to bond over, I say.
[He finds himself wishing he could tell her more, just the sort of pain he put his father through, but instead decides on-]
Even if my particular issues have been resolved, and the fire is still burning beneath yours.
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You pick your words so precisely.
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How do you mean?
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Also something that takes practice, that’s all. It helps that I worked with children for a number of years; you get into the habit of knowing what you want to say before you say it. No one’s going to listen to an orderly who sounds like he’s bumbling through it all.
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How long did you say you worked with them?
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[His eyes glance up at the ceiling, as though trying to calculate the years. Twenty is how long he was there for. How long until Dr. Brenner gave up on him, decided that he could not control him, and made him work, instead?]
I'd say close to fifteen years, probably.
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Mammon. Not insignificant.
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It was important work. Important to them, at least.
Do you want to know a secret?
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Mm.
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