You sound as if you've known me for years. [he says, watching jack carefully because he doesn't trust what he does not remember, making sure still that jack doesn't stumble his way into the nearest bush.
he has a terrible knack for that, oswald knows. he'd say it's more terrible than his knack to hang out in trees because he doesn't have to think about things, but that's not really so terrible. activities that liberate your mind and free you from thought, they aren't— bad, really, oswald doesn't dislike this.
he does, however, dislike people butting in to his personal life. oswald doesn't feel like they have the type of relationship that would allow him to disclose that kind of information, even if he won't lie to jack.]
...don't end up like this again, [oswald tells him, vaguely worried because jack's a little foolish today.] find me and I'll help you.
[because unlike you, sir you-can-rely-on-me-but-LOL-NOT-RIGHT-NOW-BYE, oswald is a man of his word!! if jack wants oswald to rely on him, he'll have to do the same. not that he... doesn't because he relied on him pretty heavily already even while oswald bore all of that pain in his heart, but even so. he's here and he's not going anywhere.]
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he has a terrible knack for that, oswald knows. he'd say it's more terrible than his knack to hang out in trees because he doesn't have to think about things, but that's not really so terrible. activities that liberate your mind and free you from thought, they aren't— bad, really, oswald doesn't dislike this.
he does, however, dislike people butting in to his personal life. oswald doesn't feel like they have the type of relationship that would allow him to disclose that kind of information, even if he won't lie to jack.]
...don't end up like this again, [oswald tells him, vaguely worried because jack's a little foolish today.] find me and I'll help you.
[because unlike you, sir you-can-rely-on-me-but-LOL-NOT-RIGHT-NOW-BYE, oswald is a man of his word!! if jack wants oswald to rely on him, he'll have to do the same. not that he... doesn't because he relied on him pretty heavily already even while oswald bore all of that pain in his heart, but even so. he's here and he's not going anywhere.]