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[nonvenomous]

[ Impatience is met with protracted silence. Richard lies on his side, his face half sunk into his pillow while he looks at his life, looks at his choices. ]

Athessa is poorly equipped to manage undesirable outcomes. You are likely to create an undesirable outcome.

I’m not advocating for you to abandon all hope of meaningful connection, [ even if that’s where the safe money is at ] I am attempting to avert a single disaster.

[ and muffled, as he turns his nose down into the pillow: ]

You don’t have to listen to me.

[charmoffensive]

I know that,

[ some of that impatience still burning off, but gone as he adds, ]

but I try to.

[ He can virtually see the cartoon z's emanating from his crystal. ]

I like that you care for her. [ A beat, then, having mercy; ] I'll let you go.