[ it's only a failing if everyone hates you because you keep screwing up, but that feels like an unnecessary addition, so he doesn't say it aloud.
something twists tight in his gut at jack's words, a hard yank just south of his liver. it leaves him vaguely queasy, but it's a familiar enough feeling that he can shrug it off with another drink. ]
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[ it's only a failing if everyone hates you because you keep screwing up, but that feels like an unnecessary addition, so he doesn't say it aloud.
something twists tight in his gut at jack's words, a hard yank just south of his liver. it leaves him vaguely queasy, but it's a familiar enough feeling that he can shrug it off with another drink. ]
I know. But things are... complicated.