[ He feels that rising spike of anger, and he wonders why he bothered. Yes, nearly everything he does is calculated, but it still means something. Right? A small sign of trust, an admission that someone had done something to help him. It's just the way his brain works, timing it. Maybe this was a mistake--
The apology is unexpected enough to get him to stop and think for a moment. John has always been able to tie him up in knots, especially when they're both doing poorly.
He responds after a minute or two. ]
Maybe. But I can't blame you for thinking that way. I'm trying not to do that here, but you've got no evidence for that.
I'm going to try to go through all the old network posts and info gathering. I'd like to see if I can't dig up any buried clues, now that we know more about what was going on here. I'll let you know if I find anything interesting. I'm hoping your summaries will help keep me organized.
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The apology is unexpected enough to get him to stop and think for a moment. John has always been able to tie him up in knots, especially when they're both doing poorly.
He responds after a minute or two. ]
Maybe. But I can't blame you for thinking that way. I'm trying not to do that here, but you've got no evidence for that.
I'm going to try to go through all the old network posts and info gathering. I'd like to see if I can't dig up any buried clues, now that we know more about what was going on here. I'll let you know if I find anything interesting. I'm hoping your summaries will help keep me organized.