An' no, you didn't. Reckon you thought about it, though, but you held yourself back for no reason beyond makin' that choice for yourself.
( al's hit him plenty when he's in the throes of his rage. gene always fights back, but even with only one arm his brother's got him beat by spades. al has always had that vicious streak in him that made him go for the throat, it's an instinct that didn't get passed on to him. still, gene don't mind gettin' hit. gettin' hurt. lord knows sometimes a fella just needs to get it outta their system. even if ephemera chose to do it here an' now, it wouldn't do much more than make him ache on his account. pain's pain. just somethin' to survive.
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Date: 2020-01-01 04:15 am (UTC)( not always. but sometimes. )
An' no, you didn't. Reckon you thought about it, though, but you held yourself back for no reason beyond makin' that choice for yourself.
( al's hit him plenty when he's in the throes of his rage. gene always fights back, but even with only one arm his brother's got him beat by spades. al has always had that vicious streak in him that made him go for the throat, it's an instinct that didn't get passed on to him. still, gene don't mind gettin' hit. gettin' hurt. lord knows sometimes a fella just needs to get it outta their system. even if ephemera chose to do it here an' now, it wouldn't do much more than make him ache on his account. pain's pain. just somethin' to survive.
gene nods to the cut above his eye. )
I'd best get to fixin' that up. You good?