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[homosexuals]

Not right now you wouldn't. Why do you think I left - our room?

It's not because I wanted to. It's not because I was scared or didn't want it.

I've got no other options right now, Tim.

[holyposition]

I don't know Hawk, because you won't tell me! That's the point!

I believe that you believe that, because you're stubborn. But I don't think it's true. We would be safer, stronger, and happier if we were together.

Let's say you finish whatever dangerous thing you're doing. We move in together again, everything is great for a few weeks. What happens when the next messed up thing happens? And the one after that? You'll leave every time and insist on handling it yourself? I can't live like that.

[homosexuals]

...You're right.

Maybe this isn't the best way to protect you in the future. It won't be any more fair to you if it happens again than it is now. You don't deserve to live like that, and I don't want to put you through it.

But right now - I can't risk it. I can't give up the idea that if I let you in and something happens to you...I can't, do you understand? And you're - digging in your heels, dead set on proving me wrong anyway.

At least think about what I said - about that guy. Please, Skip.

[holyposition]

I'm right but you're doing it anyway?

If you were where you're supposed to be, I wouldn't have time to get involved with anyone, much less supposed blackmailers.

[homosexuals]

I'm right but you're doing it anyway?

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[holyposition]

All I'm doing is texting.

[homosexuals]

You're insinuating you'd rather get involved with a blackmailer than listen to me.

Blackmailer at best, by the way. Who knows what other sick shit is going on.

[holyposition]

I'm not involved.

"Who knows?" You shouldn't say things like that if you're just speculating.

[homosexuals]

I'm not speculating! I've got cold hard facts: he followed someone around for weeks, waited for them to do something - that ought to stay private and now he's blackmailing and threatening to spill the beans.

But if that's the kind of guy you want to go getting involved with, wouldn't be much of a stretch past your pal Joe after all.

[holyposition]

How many times do I have to say I'm not involved? It's just on the phones, okay? I'm not meeting him anywhere, I'm sitting on the bed by myself, and it'll stay that way.

My pal Joe? I can't believe you would still say that to me.

You're the one assuming he's doing more than blackmail. If you don't have evidence for that, you're not so unlike McCarthy yourself.

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[homosexuals]

Good. I hope it does. If you were smart - you'd skip the phone too.

Incriminating photos, threats, blackmail - that's not enough for you to pull together a concrete conclusion? I thought you'd learned a thing or two by now. This isn't pulling at straws like one of those goddamn show trials - this is happening here and it's real.

like 5 minutes later

[homosexuals]

I know he's not your pal. I got...carried away.

[holyposition]

I believe you, okay? But you're acting like he's about to lure me into a dark alley and murder me. That's a big jump from blackmail.










Yeah, you did. And what else?

[homosexuals]

Not that big.

...Fine. I'm sorry.

[holyposition]

Thank you.