Hold on just one second, is this-- acceptance? No, no, he must have said something wrong. There's no way Sparkling could have just accepted that explanation from him. Maybe he should have been clearer, maybe he should give details. Though... maybe he shouldn't. Maybe it's safer if he doesn't. It looks like Sparkling isn't going to pry, but-- but why? He can't honestly be that innocent. Is that naivete? Is that blind trust? Why? What did he do to deserve it? Sparkling has to have misunderstood. He's really going to... align himself with him, after all of this?
He can't wipe the confusion off his face fast enough, but when he does, it's with a smile. The disbelief remains evident in the knit of his brow, however, entirely unsure of how he got here or if he even deserves to be here in the first place. There's no way it was just this easy.]
You-- [Can't. You shouldn't.] You're too kind, Sparkling. I appreciate that, more than I can express. I'm. Honored, really. Thank you.
[He hasn't had someone readily accept him like this since Fearless almost half his life ago. Would it be stupid to squander the opportunity, now? He should take it. He shouldn't ruin it. He should hold it close and nurture it and not squeeze the life out of it before it's even had a chance to run it's course.
Don't fuck this up.]
I do think you're a good person, though. An amazing person. I'm just saying I think you deserve better than the sort of nonsense I come from, and the sort of nonsense I end up in. You've been kind, generous, sweet even. [Yes he was going for the pun, yes it was bad.] I just. I'm not used to-- I can't imagine why you'd want to--...
[Vicious shakes his head and gives up on that last part, waving a hand. Sparkling's opting to be your friend, idiot. Accept it. Maybe he's a Bad Boy cookie back home and Sparkling just hasn't told him yet. Though... How bad can a cookie really be? The thought forces a laugh despite himself.]
Forgive me, I'm so sorry, I just-- I have such a hard time imagining you getting up to debauchery, much less criminal activity. But what do I know, you could get up to all sorts of trouble I don't know about, right? Maybe I'm not giving you enough credit.
[All he can hope is that all the teasing will land, despite not exactly being the best at timing it. He just wants to lighten the mood, even a little bit. Moping is no way to make a new friend, after all.]
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Hold on just one second, is this-- acceptance? No, no, he must have said something wrong. There's no way Sparkling could have just accepted that explanation from him. Maybe he should have been clearer, maybe he should give details. Though... maybe he shouldn't. Maybe it's safer if he doesn't. It looks like Sparkling isn't going to pry, but-- but why? He can't honestly be that innocent. Is that naivete? Is that blind trust? Why? What did he do to deserve it? Sparkling has to have misunderstood. He's really going to... align himself with him, after all of this?
He can't wipe the confusion off his face fast enough, but when he does, it's with a smile. The disbelief remains evident in the knit of his brow, however, entirely unsure of how he got here or if he even deserves to be here in the first place. There's no way it was just this easy.]
You-- [Can't. You shouldn't.] You're too kind, Sparkling. I appreciate that, more than I can express. I'm. Honored, really. Thank you.
[He hasn't had someone readily accept him like this since Fearless almost half his life ago. Would it be stupid to squander the opportunity, now? He should take it. He shouldn't ruin it. He should hold it close and nurture it and not squeeze the life out of it before it's even had a chance to run it's course.
Don't fuck this up.]
I do think you're a good person, though. An amazing person. I'm just saying I think you deserve better than the sort of nonsense I come from, and the sort of nonsense I end up in. You've been kind, generous, sweet even. [Yes he was going for the pun, yes it was bad.] I just. I'm not used to-- I can't imagine why you'd want to--...
[Vicious shakes his head and gives up on that last part, waving a hand. Sparkling's opting to be your friend, idiot. Accept it. Maybe he's a Bad Boy cookie back home and Sparkling just hasn't told him yet. Though... How bad can a cookie really be? The thought forces a laugh despite himself.]
Forgive me, I'm so sorry, I just-- I have such a hard time imagining you getting up to debauchery, much less criminal activity. But what do I know, you could get up to all sorts of trouble I don't know about, right? Maybe I'm not giving you enough credit.
[All he can hope is that all the teasing will land, despite not exactly being the best at timing it. He just wants to lighten the mood, even a little bit. Moping is no way to make a new friend, after all.]