You're plenty hopeful for a neighborhood like this.
[ look, he's not knocking on it; they used to work and live in places not much different from this one way back in the day, and there were plenty good folks back then. he wouldn't trust many of them with the virtue of steve's bike, though, even now. ]
And putting a lotta faith in my talking skills, too. What'd you do without me, Stevie?
[ he can talk to kids; they're not complicated as long as you're honest with them. adults, though - he's a little done with adults in general, especially with law enforcement. which is a little rich, considering both he and steve are ranked officers in the fucking army, but hey. that's what trauma does to a person: wrings them dry of the things they used to be, empties them out into the dirt and packs them full with something else, something ugly that has no room on the family mantle. ]
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[ He starts loading some of the kids into the truck. ]
I don't wanna get pulled over, either. 'Cause you'll have to do all the talking.
[ He's not even sure why there were kids here in the first place. ]
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[ look, he's not knocking on it; they used to work and live in places not much different from this one way back in the day, and there were plenty good folks back then. he wouldn't trust many of them with the virtue of steve's bike, though, even now. ]
And putting a lotta faith in my talking skills, too. What'd you do without me, Stevie?
[ he can talk to kids; they're not complicated as long as you're honest with them. adults, though - he's a little done with adults in general, especially with law enforcement. which is a little rich, considering both he and steve are ranked officers in the fucking army, but hey. that's what trauma does to a person: wrings them dry of the things they used to be, empties them out into the dirt and packs them full with something else, something ugly that has no room on the family mantle. ]
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[ On the bright side, it's not that far to drive to where the kids need to be, so he lets everyone pack in the back. ]
You ready? I'll try to drive slow.
[ No speedbumps along the way probably means happier passengers. ]