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I know how it sounds, but I swear it wasn't. She couldn't get a hold of any of you. We were only talking.
I know how it sounds, but I swear it wasn't. She couldn't get a hold of any of you. We were only talking.
I didn't even know she had your number.
❰ which is to say that she maybe grudgingly kind of believes him, on a probationary basis at least.
after a pause, another text comes. ❱
Nell's been through a lot of shit. In life, and in the past year.
❰ but that doesn't cover what she's trying to convey, even in an unspoken way. so: ❱
Just don't give her the impression that she can lean on you. She's more than you can handle, and I won't watch her get hurt.
❰ she's more than the crains themselves can handle, but at least the margin isn't as wide. at least they've figured out how to deal with it over the years. ❱
❰ which is to say that she maybe grudgingly kind of believes him, on a probationary basis at least.
after a pause, another text comes. ❱
Nell's been through a lot of shit. In life, and in the past year.
❰ but that doesn't cover what she's trying to convey, even in an unspoken way. so: ❱
Just don't give her the impression that she can lean on you. She's more than you can handle, and I won't watch her get hurt.
❰ she's more than the crains themselves can handle, but at least the margin isn't as wide. at least they've figured out how to deal with it over the years. ❱
I gave it to her when I was trying to get a hold of you during the Brown case.
That wasn't my intention. She just needed someone to talk to.
[ He doesn't know how to tell her that he's... concerned. He's heard how people talk when it gets dark and Nell didn't sound so great. ]
That wasn't my intention. She just needed someone to talk to.
[ He doesn't know how to tell her that he's... concerned. He's heard how people talk when it gets dark and Nell didn't sound so great. ]
I'm almost surprised you haven't heard about it.
I believe you.
❰ addressing that part first, because she's almost not sure if she wants to address the rest of it. but a short pause later: ❱
I know how it seems. I know how she sounds, and how it looks when she has four siblings and she can't get a single one of us on the line.
❰ she's not even going to defend it. she's not innocent here. she screens nell's calls when she just can't be assed after a full day of work. but the crain siblings all cope in their own ways, and trying to help one another through those coping mechanisms just makes everything worse - and they've largely come to realize that this includes nellie, no matter how much they might worry. ❱
❰ addressing that part first, because she's almost not sure if she wants to address the rest of it. but a short pause later: ❱
I know how it seems. I know how she sounds, and how it looks when she has four siblings and she can't get a single one of us on the line.
❰ she's not even going to defend it. she's not innocent here. she screens nell's calls when she just can't be assed after a full day of work. but the crain siblings all cope in their own ways, and trying to help one another through those coping mechanisms just makes everything worse - and they've largely come to realize that this includes nellie, no matter how much they might worry. ❱
no worries! i wasn't even in town for like 2 weeks backtag me forever tbh
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saintjames
2018-12-13 05:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[ gordon was an only child, he can't understand exactly what her situation with her siblings might be— but he can understand what it means when things get to be too much. the way it will erode the relationships around you, regardless of how much you care. this is just a reminder that he hasn't even scratched the surface of the crains, and he goes back and forth on how much he should push. ]
I'm in no position to judge.
[ not after the way any of his recent relationships have ended; but he doesn't know how much of that has percolated out of Gotham, and he's not chomping at the bit to bring it up. ]
I know it's not really my place but if you need anything, you can call me.
I'm in no position to judge.
[ not after the way any of his recent relationships have ended; but he doesn't know how much of that has percolated out of Gotham, and he's not chomping at the bit to bring it up. ]
I know it's not really my place but if you need anything, you can call me.
I see your point.
[ Clark definitely looks like he shouldn't be within 2 miles of Gotham City. ]
But you can probably believe about 80% of the craziness you hear in Gotham.
[ Clark definitely looks like he shouldn't be within 2 miles of Gotham City. ]
But you can probably believe about 80% of the craziness you hear in Gotham.
He wasn't literally turned into a penguin, but I understand how you'd get confused.
I'll have a word with Mister Huang, I'm sure he'll understand.
You're really taking this networking thing seriously these days, aren't you?
Networking has such an impersonal connotation.
Pays to have a few.
[ though that term has really changed for Jim since he's been back in Gotham... ]
But you don't have to do that.
[ though that term has really changed for Jim since he's been back in Gotham... ]
But you don't have to do that.
You don't have to wear a dress.
[ just... for the record ]
[ just... for the record ]
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