[Idolized is probably not the word he'd use to describe what he feels towards Jake now, of course. He was a young and stupid freshman. But he still had immense respect for what his friend believed in, and so that means he kind of has to take him seriously now. Even if it's hard to hear something that goes so against what he's told himself. He bites his lip and looks off to the side with a nervous laugh.]
Aw, geez, man. You're getting me all embarrassed. I can't be the next Bond when my face is a tomato, bro.
[And then he winces softly. He'd heard a bit of what happened at the school play, but Michael had described it all in fast-paced, onomatopoeia-laced dialogue that made it sound like a level of a video game rather than a fight for their lives. He never explicitly said anything about which squipped person did what, knowing it wasn't really them who did anything. So hearing what Jake actually experienced is difficult, as he tries to associate his closest friend with a zombie.]
Dude, it's not your fault. Squips are just... fucked up. They'll do anything to succeed in getting you what they think you want. So of course you didn't want to pour that out, but you did.
...But you did still hold back, you know. You didn't hurt anyone. If I'm an action hero for resisting, than you are too.
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Date: 2017-10-16 01:04 am (UTC)Aw, geez, man. You're getting me all embarrassed. I can't be the next Bond when my face is a tomato, bro.
[And then he winces softly. He'd heard a bit of what happened at the school play, but Michael had described it all in fast-paced, onomatopoeia-laced dialogue that made it sound like a level of a video game rather than a fight for their lives. He never explicitly said anything about which squipped person did what, knowing it wasn't really them who did anything. So hearing what Jake actually experienced is difficult, as he tries to associate his closest friend with a zombie.]
Dude, it's not your fault. Squips are just... fucked up. They'll do anything to succeed in getting you what they think you want. So of course you didn't want to pour that out, but you did.
...But you did still hold back, you know. You didn't hurt anyone. If I'm an action hero for resisting, than you are too.