[He says it quietly, numbly. It was thrown around him more than once, before the school began its very slightly successful taming campaign. That's all he can say, because Petre's drunk, and he can't possibly mean what John thinks he means.
Siobhan was - a landmark. Her disappearance broke off just as large a piece of him as his parents' desertion did, just from a different place. And Petre's saying that he's not just a game, some kind of prey; he's a landmark too, he gives Petre something brand new. And something as massive as emotion, the totality of it.
If it's true, the rules of the game (no, shit, it's not a game) have changed completely. If it's not, if this is all just drunken bullshit - does that mean he'll ever be able to shake the memory of it from his mind? This raw, naked confession? How will he ever really know if it's true or not?]
Petre - [No, he still doesn't have words. His eyes are downcast, his mouth slightly open, a helpless look.]
no subject
[He says it quietly, numbly. It was thrown around him more than once, before the school began its very slightly successful taming campaign. That's all he can say, because Petre's drunk, and he can't possibly mean what John thinks he means.
Siobhan was - a landmark. Her disappearance broke off just as large a piece of him as his parents' desertion did, just from a different place. And Petre's saying that he's not just a game, some kind of prey; he's a landmark too, he gives Petre something brand new. And something as massive as emotion, the totality of it.
If it's true, the rules of the game (no, shit, it's not a game) have changed completely. If it's not, if this is all just drunken bullshit - does that mean he'll ever be able to shake the memory of it from his mind? This raw, naked confession? How will he ever really know if it's true or not?]
Petre - [No, he still doesn't have words. His eyes are downcast, his mouth slightly open, a helpless look.]