(It's been a while since technology has enthralled him. Though it isn't too hard to do. Showing him new-age music and movies wound up with very similar reactions. He gingerly pokes around on his phone, smiling wider as he is suddenly equipped with an entirely new arsenal of self-expression. Texting just became a teensy more enjoyable for this old geezer.
His eyes snap back to Jake instantly because excuse you. For a moment, his jaw hangs open, because he was definitely trying to self-punish here, Jake. Don't cramp his guilt complex.)
Maybe I didn't cause it but...
(He trails off uselessly because how is he supposed to argue with that? After all, that's what he had just gone through back on the station.
Eddie couldn't really argue it was the problem. Not with the things he's seen. He wasn't going to sit there and strip himself bare though to prove he was right. He might have a complex, but he wasn't obsessed with breaking himself down either. He gives a small sniff.)
Were you given a job? I'm working over at the green house. (Topic switches were always good ideas, right?)
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(It's been a while since technology has enthralled him. Though it isn't too hard to do. Showing him new-age music and movies wound up with very similar reactions. He gingerly pokes around on his phone, smiling wider as he is suddenly equipped with an entirely new arsenal of self-expression. Texting just became a teensy more enjoyable for this old geezer.
His eyes snap back to Jake instantly because excuse you. For a moment, his jaw hangs open, because he was definitely trying to self-punish here, Jake. Don't cramp his guilt complex.)
Maybe I didn't cause it but...
(He trails off uselessly because how is he supposed to argue with that? After all, that's what he had just gone through back on the station.
Eddie couldn't really argue it was the problem. Not with the things he's seen. He wasn't going to sit there and strip himself bare though to prove he was right. He might have a complex, but he wasn't obsessed with breaking himself down either. He gives a small sniff.)
Were you given a job? I'm working over at the green house. (Topic switches were always good ideas, right?)