>>5193463 Just when you’re about to tell a joke, Talbot breaks the ice first:
“Since we’re being truthful and all, I uh… I wanted to say thanks.”
Still recovering from the last truth bomb, you shoot him a dazed look. F-for what?
“You really gotta make me say it?” He asks, clearly not comfortable with this exchange either, “For, y’know… <span class="mu-i">saving</span> me. Twice.”
You’re pretty sure it was more than twice, actually, but just to be sure, you give him a perplexed ‘<span class="mu-i">huh?</span>’ to get some more info out of him.
“I mean, back at the <span class="mu-g">LAB</span> you coulda’ just left me there.” The janitor explains, reminding you of your daring escape from the lab in the redwoods. “Don’t know how the hell you did it, but whatever you did woke me up back there… helped me actually think again.” Stretching his neck a bit, he continues as you gingerly take a seat next to him on the bed. “And then you took me with you–that was pretty dumb.”
Is he serious?! Without him you probably wouldn’t have escaped that tunnel, let alone took care of the <span class="mu-g">DAM</span> situation! A faint grin forms on Talbot’s face for a moment as you both recall the operation. “Y-yea, but like, what if I turned evil again, huh? Hell, what if I <span class="mu-i">still</span> turn evil?”
“So <span class="mu-i">dat’s</span> what dis’ is about…” Ly remarks, prompting you to raise an eyebrow. Huh?
“I mean… you even wasted that <span class="mu-b">PEARL</span> on me too!” Talbot continues in a shorter tone! “You had something that could, like, cure <span class="mu-i">ANYTHING</span>, and you used it on me!” His voice raises in urgency and volume with each word. “A-and then you’ve got that Curt jackass talking about <span class="mu-i">thralls</span> and crap, and, like, what if I just wake up tonight and I’m back to being a monster, y’know? A-and what if I lose control and mess someone on the team up!? Like <span class="mu-i">ART</span>?! OR-”
You’ve never seen him like this before, but if you had to guess you’d say Big T is pretty miffed about all this… D-do you just let him rant, or?
>JUST LET HIM VENT!>SLAP HIM WITH A PILLOW! HE’S TOUGH-HE CAN TAKE IT!>SHAKE HIM AROUND! EARTH TO TALBOT!>USE AN ITEM TO CALM HIM DOWN (WHICH ONE?)!>HUG IT OUT, BITCH!>WRITE-IN!K-K-KISS ON CH-CHEEK? 