[That...gods, how does he answer that. With a very long drink, that's how. Please just let him be drunk soon. He could cop-out, say 'I thought we weren't doing this' and close it.
He could lie and say 'no, I would never'
Or lie more and simply say 'yes, I would. In an instant.'
None of that is true and the poison of that decision has been eating at him for months.]
I...[he chokes on nothing in his throat, faster than he ever has before as words and doubt form a too-real lump in his lungs.]
I haven't decided yet.
[It's quiet, but desperately honest in a way he wishes he could instantly cover up again. He covers it with another long drink instead.]
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He could lie and say 'no, I would never'
Or lie more and simply say 'yes, I would. In an instant.'
None of that is true and the poison of that decision has been eating at him for months.]
I...[he chokes on nothing in his throat, faster than he ever has before as words and doubt form a too-real lump in his lungs.]
I haven't decided yet.
[It's quiet, but desperately honest in a way he wishes he could instantly cover up again. He covers it with another long drink instead.]