Krouse stares at the words floating in his HUD, a cigarette filter hovering halfway to his mouth, and - on the one hand, it's nothing. Guys like Fabian throw friend around like a party favour. You get it just for showing up. And it's an expression, in these circumstances. Fabian's being dramatic, playing out a bit. He's almost definitely playing out a bit.
Krouse remembers the last time someone said he thought they were friends. It's etched on his brain like it's painted in acid. And it was not about anything fucking like this.
He's still thinking about it. ]
I'm on your side.
[ Which means he's thinking less about what he types out, words tripping into floating visibility. ]
I'm on both your sides, man. I wasn't aware this was a pick and choose situation.
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Krouse stares at the words floating in his HUD, a cigarette filter hovering halfway to his mouth, and - on the one hand, it's nothing. Guys like Fabian throw friend around like a party favour. You get it just for showing up. And it's an expression, in these circumstances. Fabian's being dramatic, playing out a bit. He's almost definitely playing out a bit.
Krouse remembers the last time someone said he thought they were friends. It's etched on his brain like it's painted in acid. And it was not about anything fucking like this.
He's still thinking about it. ]
I'm on your side.
[ Which means he's thinking less about what he types out, words tripping into floating visibility. ]
I'm on both your sides, man. I wasn't aware this was a pick and choose situation.