[ She told Ecks. He thinks about that, for a long moment. ]
She already suspected. [ And okay, Royce's voice is a little tight, but he's not angry, not yet. Ecks already knew. There's no way she could've not figured it out, even without Kesara's help.
Still, there's a quiet little part of him that screams I told you, like it always does. Like it does every damn time that someone reveals they've done something to screw him over, like it does in the way he's just come to expect. ]
She wasn't going to kill me until Watson stepped in. [ Royce's voice wavers slightly, and there's your anger, there it is, under the surface. It builds. ] I would have been able to talk her down.
[ A beat, and a little sharper, because this is just like what Watson did, this isn't so damn far off, and he can't stop himself from being angry when he thinks of the comparison: ] Have you learned why it's not a good idea to get involved in situations that aren't your business?
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Date: 2016-08-06 09:17 am (UTC)She already suspected. [ And okay, Royce's voice is a little tight, but he's not angry, not yet. Ecks already knew. There's no way she could've not figured it out, even without Kesara's help.
Still, there's a quiet little part of him that screams I told you, like it always does. Like it does every damn time that someone reveals they've done something to screw him over, like it does in the way he's just come to expect. ]
She wasn't going to kill me until Watson stepped in. [ Royce's voice wavers slightly, and there's your anger, there it is, under the surface. It builds. ] I would have been able to talk her down.
[ A beat, and a little sharper, because this is just like what Watson did, this isn't so damn far off, and he can't stop himself from being angry when he thinks of the comparison: ] Have you learned why it's not a good idea to get involved in situations that aren't your business?