Don't call it that! "Playing house?" What we've built in Shepherd's Haven's so much more than that, it's a safe place for people to live peaceful lives. You know better than to insult it.
Sorry. [He does sound sincere. They've worked hard to build this place, they deserve the peace he can't find. It's cruel to mock it and he knows it.] Settle down, would you?
[Well it's probably true but he's not going to admit to that. He also can't magically hit a switch and make everything okay again, no matter how much anyone protests. It just doesn't work like that.]
I got some stuff I need to take care of. It's up to you now.
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[Oops maybe he went a little too far this time.]
Look I said I was sorry.
[Not that that fixes or changes anything and he knows it. Well guess he might just get what he wants and everyone will hate him?]
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Dude's probably having a good laugh at all of this.]
Look I'm just... Gonna go.
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Why don't you try asking God?
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There's a quiet puff of surprise, the only indication that he's still on the line, followed by a confused and thoughtful 'huh'.
Maybe he and his other weren't so different after all.]
You hear anything, let me know. I think I'm still waiting on my answer too.
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Or he just doesn't feel like answering questions from the likes of me.
[Resentful? Maybe a little. Cast out before he ever had a chance to realize what was even happening. Isn't that just the way it goes?]
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I got some stuff I need to take care of. It's up to you now.
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[He's out of energy for this argument and he's not coming back either way. So.]