I don't know that he will be receptive to it at all, so we might as well prepare for it to not work out this time. It just means we'll have to keep pushing ever so slowly until he opts to hear it.
[ Dorothea holds back a sigh, not wanting to sound like a defeatist about it. ]
He may never accept it. But that doesn't mean we can't keep reminding him.
I didn't think about that. I... I don't want him to do that with us if he feels he can't refuse. Even though we wouldn't be twisting his arm about it, I don't want to be with someone who feels coerced, even if they don't see it that way. This place takes enough control from us as it is.
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[ Dorothea holds back a sigh, not wanting to sound like a defeatist about it. ]
He may never accept it. But that doesn't mean we can't keep reminding him.
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[ A sigh. ]
But you're not wrong. We can keep reminding him. For as long as it takes.
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I didn't think about that. I... I don't want him to do that with us if he feels he can't refuse. Even though we wouldn't be twisting his arm about it, I don't want to be with someone who feels coerced, even if they don't see it that way. This place takes enough control from us as it is.
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You might be better equipped to handle that than me.
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[ Pain in the ass (affectionate) ]
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[ But they can keep trying... ]