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He feels bad, again. The way she squirms and seems uncomfortable by it. "S'fine. It's not for everyone honestly. But uh, if you ever have questions, Maeve is the person to go to." Don't go to someone like him. You might learn a lesson you didn't want. "And not everyone is as.. open as Maeve and I can be." Stop talking Locke, it's fine.
He takes another sip of the tea, letting it sooth his nerves. He's not upset, not really. He just tries not to think about it. Her next question earns a laugh, bitter as he shakes his head. "No, Seren, he wasn't a good man." Did he care about Locke? He doesn't think so. It doesn't matter now. He takes another drink before looking at her, "Not everyone has good parents, good families. It doesn't matter anyway. He's not around anymore." Locke doesn't care to elaborate and he won't if she presses. She doesn't need to know. No one does.
Her hand on his arm earns her a soft, if not kind of sad, smile. "That's true, I guess." You can't choose the family you're born with, but you can choose the family you make. And he's doing an alright job of that, he thinks. Maeve, Seren. Yeah. "How is the tea finding you? It always makes me so," Locke waves his hand dismissively, "Sleepy? Relaxed?" He's not entirely sure but it helps.
He takes another sip of the tea, letting it sooth his nerves. He's not upset, not really. He just tries not to think about it. Her next question earns a laugh, bitter as he shakes his head. "No, Seren, he wasn't a good man." Did he care about Locke? He doesn't think so. It doesn't matter now. He takes another drink before looking at her, "Not everyone has good parents, good families. It doesn't matter anyway. He's not around anymore." Locke doesn't care to elaborate and he won't if she presses. She doesn't need to know. No one does.
Her hand on his arm earns her a soft, if not kind of sad, smile. "That's true, I guess." You can't choose the family you're born with, but you can choose the family you make. And he's doing an alright job of that, he thinks. Maeve, Seren. Yeah. "How is the tea finding you? It always makes me so," Locke waves his hand dismissively, "Sleepy? Relaxed?" He's not entirely sure but it helps.
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