[ it's automatic, the way he deflects. he watches karen's tenderness with the dog and figures... maybe he isn't so bad after all. there she goes again, mentioning frank, but he doesn't want to get hit again. so instead he crouches down to her level, and max's, holding the hat over his chest as he addresses max directly again. ]
We all pulled a bad hand this round, koyo. Don't beat yourself up, huh? [ he puts the hat on again, almost as a test. and sure enough, max starts up his rattling little growl again. this time, miller throws it on the ground unceremoniously. ] You don't like the hat, I get it. No one does. Not even me. But sometimes, you need a reminder... to keep your head. I guess you've got Karen for that, though, don't you?
[ he's just going to talk to max until he isn't terrified or someone stops him tbh ]
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[ it's automatic, the way he deflects. he watches karen's tenderness with the dog and figures... maybe he isn't so bad after all. there she goes again, mentioning frank, but he doesn't want to get hit again. so instead he crouches down to her level, and max's, holding the hat over his chest as he addresses max directly again. ]
We all pulled a bad hand this round, koyo. Don't beat yourself up, huh? [ he puts the hat on again, almost as a test. and sure enough, max starts up his rattling little growl again. this time, miller throws it on the ground unceremoniously. ] You don't like the hat, I get it. No one does. Not even me. But sometimes, you need a reminder... to keep your head. I guess you've got Karen for that, though, don't you?
[ he's just going to talk to max until he isn't terrified or someone stops him tbh ]