[She lets herself be caught, interlacing their fingers.]
Hm.
[Yeah, that might be the case, it's not like she has anymore of an idea than he does.] Maybe there was a reason, and that reason probably won't ever actually be good enough, [How could there be a good enough reason to abandon your child? It's beyond her.] and it was like, well, maybe you had to be the stronger one, for whatever reason. Strong enough to be on your own like that.
[She lifts their joined hands and playfully knocks at his chin,] Which makes your name fitting, right? Because you grew up to be one hell of a boxer!
[Nice place, great smile, a job (apparently, this district wasn't cheap), it fits.
Also, he's getting a preview of the far reaching, ridiculous jokes ahead of time. He'll have to decide if he wants to deal with them or not, because they're sort of a bad habit.]
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Hm.
[Yeah, that might be the case, it's not like she has anymore of an idea than he does.] Maybe there was a reason, and that reason probably won't ever actually be good enough, [How could there be a good enough reason to abandon your child? It's beyond her.] and it was like, well, maybe you had to be the stronger one, for whatever reason. Strong enough to be on your own like that.
[She lifts their joined hands and playfully knocks at his chin,] Which makes your name fitting, right? Because you grew up to be one hell of a boxer!
[Nice place, great smile, a job (apparently, this district wasn't cheap), it fits.
Also, he's getting a preview of the far reaching, ridiculous jokes ahead of time. He'll have to decide if he wants to deal with them or not, because they're sort of a bad habit.]