He can relate to everything that Pokey's saying all too well. But none of it makes sense coming out of Pokey's mouth; it shouldn't, because Pokey's one of the greatest people Dave's ever met and he'll be damned if he doesn't get that across to Pokey someday.]
Don't say that.
[His tongue feels like lead in his mouth. Clumsy and heavy, and he his thoughts are being drowned out by the pulse racing in his ears.
He needs to say something. Anything. To convey that he cares. To show Pokey just how wrong he is.]
I mean, I dunno anything about the dude you were based off of or anything. I guess maybe he was a massive asshole?
[Ugh. What the fuck is he saying? Seriously, what the fuck, Strider? What is this garbage?]
It's not like I ever met him or anything. Not... actually, not the way I actually met you and got to know you. So don't take this as this defense of the guy, 'cause I'm not really qualified to be defending him and interested's the last thing I am in doing that. But I'm thinking I've spent enough time around you to get a decent picture of what kind of person you are - and I swear to god, dude, do not start with that "I'm not actually a person" shit on me right here, do not do it - and lemme tell you with a hundred percent certainty that I wouldn't be better off if you weren't here.
1/2 probably
He can relate to everything that Pokey's saying all too well. But none of it makes sense coming out of Pokey's mouth; it shouldn't, because Pokey's one of the greatest people Dave's ever met and he'll be damned if he doesn't get that across to Pokey someday.]
Don't say that.
[His tongue feels like lead in his mouth. Clumsy and heavy, and he his thoughts are being drowned out by the pulse racing in his ears.
He needs to say something. Anything. To convey that he cares. To show Pokey just how wrong he is.]
I mean, I dunno anything about the dude you were based off of or anything. I guess maybe he was a massive asshole?
[Ugh. What the fuck is he saying? Seriously, what the fuck, Strider? What is this garbage?]
It's not like I ever met him or anything. Not... actually, not the way I actually met you and got to know you. So don't take this as this defense of the guy, 'cause I'm not really qualified to be defending him and interested's the last thing I am in doing that. But I'm thinking I've spent enough time around you to get a decent picture of what kind of person you are - and I swear to god, dude, do not start with that "I'm not actually a person" shit on me right here, do not do it - and lemme tell you with a hundred percent certainty that I wouldn't be better off if you weren't here.