Oh, I know it is. I've known people like him before. Not exactly, but . . .
[Well, and it's not as though he wants to tell Asher about Abbacchio, who was never his friend, and the way he saw the inside of the man's torso on the day of his death, and how it took weeks to get him a proper burial. No, but he does pause, and sighs a little, resting his chin on his hand on the other end of the line.]
He wants to be respected. And he wants . . . he wants a lot of things. Maybe he doesn't even know what he wants. But I can tell he cares about the people here. Mm, being critical is sometimes just a way of showing that. Not everyone can be honest about their feelings.
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[Well, and it's not as though he wants to tell Asher about Abbacchio, who was never his friend, and the way he saw the inside of the man's torso on the day of his death, and how it took weeks to get him a proper burial. No, but he does pause, and sighs a little, resting his chin on his hand on the other end of the line.]
He wants to be respected. And he wants . . . he wants a lot of things. Maybe he doesn't even know what he wants. But I can tell he cares about the people here. Mm, being critical is sometimes just a way of showing that. Not everyone can be honest about their feelings.