"Mmm," Ted answers noncommittally, hoping that's enough for them to go on. He's starting to reach his limit with this situation.
Part of him wants to spitefully point out that Turner wasn't able to either. Rub it in his face a little. He failed, and Ted is going to go back to work and continue to do his best. But he doesn't. It won't make anything better. He's already been far more manipulative and aggressive than he likes to be. Something he knows he's capable of, but he doesn't like himself when he does it.
"You know, Turner," Ted says, leaning to the side to pick up his crutches. "I think if you took all that energy you spend on being angry, and you used it to protect or help people, you could do something real good for the world, you could be a great guy." He gets to his feet, using the crutches to support himself. "And no matter what you think of me, I'm going to keep on doing my best to help our team."
He intentionally says 'our'. Not 'my', or even 'your'. But theirs.
He looks over at the one-way mirror and jerks his head towards the door.
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Date: 2021-07-11 09:38 pm (UTC)Part of him wants to spitefully point out that Turner wasn't able to either. Rub it in his face a little. He failed, and Ted is going to go back to work and continue to do his best. But he doesn't. It won't make anything better. He's already been far more manipulative and aggressive than he likes to be. Something he knows he's capable of, but he doesn't like himself when he does it.
"You know, Turner," Ted says, leaning to the side to pick up his crutches. "I think if you took all that energy you spend on being angry, and you used it to protect or help people, you could do something real good for the world, you could be a great guy." He gets to his feet, using the crutches to support himself. "And no matter what you think of me, I'm going to keep on doing my best to help our team."
He intentionally says 'our'. Not 'my', or even 'your'. But theirs.
He looks over at the one-way mirror and jerks his head towards the door.