Yeah. [ He corrects himself immediately, shaking his head. ] No. Not exactly. Kind of- look-
[ He rubs his brow wearily, still visibly struggling with this bullshit situation even as he forces himself to plow through it. Forces himself to keep moving rather than dwell on this for too long right now, because he wants to do that privately, far, far away from that face. But before he can he at least has to mention: ]
You gotta know something, my dad's-
[ He cuts himself off, then starts again. ]
He's not a good person. He's not- he's dangerous, and if he sees you-
[ But he's not here. And he might not ever show up. Or he might, and maybe he really will have changed, but banking on evidence over hope as Neal's wont to do, he figures it's better to edge on the side of caution and deliver the warning. ]
Or if someone- someone from my home sees you and thinks you're him... It could end badly. It could get serious.
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[ He rubs his brow wearily, still visibly struggling with this bullshit situation even as he forces himself to plow through it. Forces himself to keep moving rather than dwell on this for too long right now, because he wants to do that privately, far, far away from that face. But before he can he at least has to mention: ]
You gotta know something, my dad's-
[ He cuts himself off, then starts again. ]
He's not a good person. He's not- he's dangerous, and if he sees you-
[ But he's not here. And he might not ever show up. Or he might, and maybe he really will have changed, but banking on evidence over hope as Neal's wont to do, he figures it's better to edge on the side of caution and deliver the warning. ]
Or if someone- someone from my home sees you and thinks you're him... It could end badly. It could get serious.