[Really, he should have guessed. He feels stupid, and hurt, and then stupid again. Norton wasn't pushing him because he wanted to talk as a friend. When Jedao tried to tell him it was too vulnerable, too raw, he didn't ignore Jedao out of misguided stubbornness. He ignored Jedao because he's here to punish him.
Fair enough.
Leave me alone or I'll send Neal my tongue in a box next, he thinks, viciously, part cornered animal, part ruthless agent. But none of this is Neal's fault, and Jedao doesn't like to bluff if he doesn't have to. Especially with a fellow fox likely to poke at it.]
we could save time if you'd just tell me the truth you know
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[Really, he should have guessed. He feels stupid, and hurt, and then stupid again. Norton wasn't pushing him because he wanted to talk as a friend. When Jedao tried to tell him it was too vulnerable, too raw, he didn't ignore Jedao out of misguided stubbornness. He ignored Jedao because he's here to punish him.
Fair enough.
Leave me alone or I'll send Neal my tongue in a box next, he thinks, viciously, part cornered animal, part ruthless agent. But none of this is Neal's fault, and Jedao doesn't like to bluff if he doesn't have to. Especially with a fellow fox likely to poke at it.]
we could save time if you'd just tell me the truth you know