Sounds like a tricky game to be playing. [...] Was it Kagachi, by chance? [And before she asks:] He told me you two talked. It'd also explain why he was marked, too.
...I'm afraid not. [How to explain...] Beck, there are things I've heard from other people that I've been looking into. I'm trying to track down the source to every thing this ship may be hiding from us, and even if it doesn't seem important I need to make sure this doesn't cause something like this to happen again. It makes sense, doesn't it?
[...normally he'd argue but he can't quite form the words, so he turns his back on her. He'll do it himself then.
As he's looking at the books though, he changes the subject.]
...you deserved a lot better than someone who made excuses to cheat. [He says, knowingly cheating on his fiancée but it's justified for survival. That guy from Beck's memory didn't seem to have a good excuse at all.]
[She looks at him for a long moment, trying to decide what to say - but he speaks before she has a chance. She can't help but smile, even if it's a little melancholy.]
It's easy to say that just based on one moment, but... It's not like he's always like that, you know?
Does that matter? [He knows he has zero room to judge someone he's never met, especially based on just a blip from Beck's memory, but this is something he feels strongly about.] You don't get to say "I don't just want to be some guy you sleep with" when you're going around getting your dick sucked by other people.
[There's a pause then.] But he's not your boyfriend. [A statement, not really a question. He thinks maybe Beck would have said so before.]
[He drops it because Beck can take care of herself, but he's still going to quietly seethe about how she deserves something better.]
Yeah, this place has a way of really messing with your head and confusing what is and isn't acceptable anymore. [A look to the ceiling.] Maybe you don't have to be anything if it's easier.
It's what I'm hoping. We just have to keep looking, right? The library hasn't turned up any answers yet but I'm not done checking it out. ...wanna help?
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[He's weirdly invested here, but also something bit his former roommate and he needs to understand.]
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Incredibly hot.
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What happened. Or do I have to guess that, too?
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[She sighs.]
Yes to the second question.
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You flat out told somebody about what you can do? Instead of playing the question game like you're playing with me.
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[Ugh.]
Not... exactly, but I guess I told them more than I should have.
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No, but... Now that you know why, can we skip the who?
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Why did you tell them?
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Because I trust them. Do you trust me? Because I know for a fact the only reason it happened is because I wasn't careful enough.
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As he's looking at the books though, he changes the subject.]
...you deserved a lot better than someone who made excuses to cheat. [He says, knowingly cheating on his fiancée but it's justified for survival. That guy from Beck's memory didn't seem to have a good excuse at all.]
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It's easy to say that just based on one moment, but... It's not like he's always like that, you know?
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[There's a pause then.] But he's not your boyfriend. [A statement, not really a question. He thinks maybe Beck would have said so before.]
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[That she knows of, at least. Either way, she sighs.]
I don’t really know what we are. Being here hasn’t exactly helped, either.
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Yeah, this place has a way of really messing with your head and confusing what is and isn't acceptable anymore. [A look to the ceiling.] Maybe you don't have to be anything if it's easier.
Or, I guess, it depends what you want to be.
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[She shrugs.]
I don't think he's really on board, you know?
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Then...maybe being here is a way to figure out what you really want to do next. A bigger picture or something.
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You know I'll always be here to lend a hand.
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