[ There's a loophole for this. Some sort of dodge or half-truth to get out of it, but the more Lion goes on, the longer he has to stare directly at the budget to-go cup Lion brought with his coffee. Not as a distraction, but to keep from accidentally crushing it. The cup doesn't deserve it.
Yet, it quickly arises like acid reflux, an irritation raised twice - over the same person even - and the grimace is split. A small part is the pain of having a branding iron held against your throat. Most of it is just the looming threat of one of those neurotic snaps he hates so much. Ah, the days where he could be furious but not slag off every thought that goes through his head. Be mad, but with focus, it's-
"You had no reason"
oh hell no ]
The reason was you! It was because you were worth saving, you God damned imbecile!
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Yet, it quickly arises like acid reflux, an irritation raised twice - over the same person even - and the grimace is split. A small part is the pain of having a branding iron held against your throat. Most of it is just the looming threat of one of those neurotic snaps he hates so much. Ah, the days where he could be furious but not slag off every thought that goes through his head. Be mad, but with focus, it's-
"You had no reason"
oh hell no ]
The reason was you! It was because you were worth saving, you God damned imbecile!