[Yu's eyebrows lift at that. Jerry went to see him...? That's a peculiar wording; was it something other than sentencing, then?
Ultimately, it doesn't matter, for now.
Mikey keeps saying things like that -- any questions? anything you want to say? I'm listening. I'll tell you. And honestly, he's not at all sure how to respond to that. He tends toward being so quiet, given to thinking, reflecting, listening. He's not a font of thoughts waiting to be voiced; most of them haven't taken shape, yet. His opinion changes by the moment, conflicted, at odds with itself, and he doesn't have the faintest idea where to begin.
So he doesn't respond at first. Of course he doesn't. He lets the thoughts flow back and forth and around the same way the shochu moves in the bottle, when he tips it from side to side. What does he want to know...?
(Everything. Nothing.)
In the end, he chooses to begin with facts -- they've never let him down before.]
Your..."curse." [He says the word somewhat tentatively; he's pretty sure Mikey called it that, but it's getting a little fuzzy, now.] You said it's gone, right?
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Ultimately, it doesn't matter, for now.
Mikey keeps saying things like that -- any questions? anything you want to say? I'm listening. I'll tell you. And honestly, he's not at all sure how to respond to that. He tends toward being so quiet, given to thinking, reflecting, listening. He's not a font of thoughts waiting to be voiced; most of them haven't taken shape, yet. His opinion changes by the moment, conflicted, at odds with itself, and he doesn't have the faintest idea where to begin.
So he doesn't respond at first. Of course he doesn't. He lets the thoughts flow back and forth and around the same way the shochu moves in the bottle, when he tips it from side to side. What does he want to know...?
(Everything. Nothing.)
In the end, he chooses to begin with facts -- they've never let him down before.]
Your..."curse." [He says the word somewhat tentatively; he's pretty sure Mikey called it that, but it's getting a little fuzzy, now.] You said it's gone, right?