[he wants to say you're only sixteen! how the hell do you have that many awful memories?! how could bad choices get you that far that quickly? ... but whenever he starts typing out the words, they grow too heavy, too stark, too inconsiderate.]
[the pause stretches a few seconds too long. finally,]
FROM: hinata.shouyou@cdc.org You just are an old man
FROM: hinata.shouyou@cdc.org I heard Gale's a newbie so maybe if you brought him a welcoming gift he'd like you more
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[he wants to say you're only sixteen! how the hell do you have that many awful memories?! how could bad choices get you that far that quickly? ... but whenever he starts typing out the words, they grow too heavy, too stark, too inconsiderate.]
[the pause stretches a few seconds too long. finally,]
FROM: hinata.shouyou@cdc.org
You just are an old man
FROM: hinata.shouyou@cdc.org
I heard Gale's a newbie so maybe if you brought him a welcoming gift he'd like you more