are you sassing me? [ What can't come across, unfortunately, is the incredulous amusement that marks Will's tone.
And then Will's confirmed for being correct - not that Ben was being coy so much as politely non-specific. And then Will is...given more than he thought he might be given. One two topics, both deeply personal. It's like holding gold in his hands, and for a few moments, it's a welcome distraction from the town and its myriad issues. Just him and another human, connecting in strange ways across a brief distance. ]
i don't know about that. you've been pretty charming so far.
i think like a lot of jobs that hold power over anyone, how much good it does is entirely up to the person in that position.
sounds like your uncle did a great job. with you, i mean, although it sounds like he helped other people too. [ This all feels oddly vulnerable, but Will can't help the foreign fascination with a family unit that means something to its members. For all his powers of absorbing meaning from other people, he's never quite been able to understand the sensation of being part of a family. ]
sounds like we both had the same problem. easier to be the exterminator than the counselor.
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And then Will's confirmed for being correct - not that Ben was being coy so much as politely non-specific. And then Will is...given more than he thought he might be given. One two topics, both deeply personal. It's like holding gold in his hands, and for a few moments, it's a welcome distraction from the town and its myriad issues. Just him and another human, connecting in strange ways across a brief distance. ]
i don't know about that. you've been pretty charming so far.
i think like a lot of jobs that hold power over anyone, how much good it does is entirely up to the person in that position.
sounds like your uncle did a great job. with you, i mean, although it sounds like he helped other people too. [ This all feels oddly vulnerable, but Will can't help the foreign fascination with a family unit that means something to its members. For all his powers of absorbing meaning from other people, he's never quite been able to understand the sensation of being part of a family. ]
sounds like we both had the same problem. easier to be the exterminator than the counselor.