...I know. I mean...you...you didn't hurt her because you wanted to. You weren't...trying to hurt her.
[He just...was compelled to. To keep her with him. Literally.
That's what Basil has to believe. He can't fathom a world in which Shoyo would hurt someone intentionally, maliciously. And for that, well...he can't say he isn't upset at all, because the hurt is showing in his eyes and the way he holds himself. But he couldn't possibly hate him for it either, not given all the circumstances that have led them to this point.]
You. You said you and Max were...talking about it?
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[He just...was compelled to. To keep her with him. Literally.
That's what Basil has to believe. He can't fathom a world in which Shoyo would hurt someone intentionally, maliciously. And for that, well...he can't say he isn't upset at all, because the hurt is showing in his eyes and the way he holds himself. But he couldn't possibly hate him for it either, not given all the circumstances that have led them to this point.]
You. You said you and Max were...talking about it?