(alright, a bit stranger than initially anticipated. jonas tries to keep the judgement out of his voice, but there's no preventing some from slipping in out of surprise. still, his rebound is far better.)
Bet they were something nice to focus on. Like, when you're alone and have nothing else to do, you can fixate on just about anything. I'm glad it was rats. Empathy doesn't drop off that way, you know? (for him, stuck in juvenile detention for a year, his focus was on pictures. cigarettes that got sneaked in, too, even a couple of the other teenagers. after a while he felt very little for all of itβall of them.
something alive... that would've been different.
there's nothing comparable about their situations, but thinking of them this way helps him to be kind.)
You're not gonna upset me, man. I'm not just saying that because everybody says that, either. Everyone has downs... everyone has rock bottoms. I spent my life upsetting people, too, so... I don't know. Commiserating isn't so bad, is it?
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(alright, a bit stranger than initially anticipated. jonas tries to keep the judgement out of his voice, but there's no preventing some from slipping in out of surprise. still, his rebound is far better.)
Bet they were something nice to focus on. Like, when you're alone and have nothing else to do, you can fixate on just about anything. I'm glad it was rats. Empathy doesn't drop off that way, you know? (for him, stuck in juvenile detention for a year, his focus was on pictures. cigarettes that got sneaked in, too, even a couple of the other teenagers. after a while he felt very little for all of itβall of them.
something alive... that would've been different.
there's nothing comparable about their situations, but thinking of them this way helps him to be kind.)
You're not gonna upset me, man. I'm not just saying that because everybody says that, either. Everyone has downs... everyone has rock bottoms. I spent my life upsetting people, too, so... I don't know. Commiserating isn't so bad, is it?