[ They don't matter might come easily. Who cares. But the answer is that Byerly cares—that Byerly has always cared, his entire life, and has only recently made strides toward admitting that, only in the last couple of years begun trying to be man he really wants to be instead of forfeiting the possibility up front out of the belief that there is something inherent to his face or voice or soul that marks him to the world as wrong and unworthy. ]
They'll,
[ he begins, intending to argue, but the tense stops him. Not they would. They will. ]
Are we daydreaming together, [ like they have every time Bastien's opined about the potential benefits (to him personally) of Byerly leaving the job, ] or are we really talking about this?
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Date: 2023-09-24 02:17 am (UTC)They'll,
[ he begins, intending to argue, but the tense stops him. Not they would. They will. ]
Are we daydreaming together, [ like they have every time Bastien's opined about the potential benefits (to him personally) of Byerly leaving the job, ] or are we really talking about this?