[ By doesn't extract his face, but he does give an appreciative squeeze to Bastien's ass. As good as a hug. Then he takes a breath and pulls back. ]
I don't want to be run out, either. Pride, of course. I'm a very proud man. I need everyone to like me.
[ True and not true: Byerly takes pleasure in being hated. But he takes pleasure in being hated by villains and fools, and the people in this place are, regrettably, neither. Even the worst of them is decent, in their way. ]
And - [ Reluctantly: ] I don't want to abandon them. [ A frustrated huff. ] Pride, perhaps, but all I can think is - if not me, then who? If I'm run out, then I'm just stuck with this feeling that they're going to be fucking themselves. Because who else can do this job? What other fool would? And in that way, then, it'd come back to me - I'd be guilty in my own way of losing us this war, because I didn't do enough to stay in it.
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Date: 2023-03-21 08:27 pm (UTC)[ By doesn't extract his face, but he does give an appreciative squeeze to Bastien's ass. As good as a hug. Then he takes a breath and pulls back. ]
I don't want to be run out, either. Pride, of course. I'm a very proud man. I need everyone to like me.
[ True and not true: Byerly takes pleasure in being hated. But he takes pleasure in being hated by villains and fools, and the people in this place are, regrettably, neither. Even the worst of them is decent, in their way. ]
And - [ Reluctantly: ] I don't want to abandon them. [ A frustrated huff. ] Pride, perhaps, but all I can think is - if not me, then who? If I'm run out, then I'm just stuck with this feeling that they're going to be fucking themselves. Because who else can do this job? What other fool would? And in that way, then, it'd come back to me - I'd be guilty in my own way of losing us this war, because I didn't do enough to stay in it.