retellers | AUDIENCE: KANO

Sometimes the hurt is worth it.

[ Especially when you aren't worth anything. ]

[ hrmmm. they lean a bit, peering at him ]

Is it? Why?

[ He leans away, because why ]

What do you mean why? Because the other person is more important, right?

[ they have no concept of personal space ]

Why are they more important than you?

[ He blinks, unsure, like he has never really thought too much about it. Everything and everyone is more important when you're worth nothing at all. ]

Because I love them. I would do anything for them, even at the cost of my life.

And do you think they'd do the same for you?

No.

[ Straight up: no way, that's insane ]

I wouldn't want them to, anyways.

But you think they'd want you to? Sacrifice everything, even your own life?

No.

[ Again: no way, that's insane ]

At least that's something... [ it's more muttered than said, but they sigh ] You still shouldn't let others hurt you just because you care about them.

It's sorta like... ugh. It's hard to make an analogy when I don't know what you remember? Do you know what a dog is?

[ immediately, and outraged: ]

You shouldn't hurt dogs, either!!!

That wasn't what I was going for!!!

Wasn't it??

[ people who hurt dogs are bad, kano ]

No!! The other way around! I'm talking about the other way around!

Like... a dog biting someone?

[ ??? ]

Yeah, but like... So you have a pet dog. A very overenthusiastic puppy, and sometimes it gets too excited and it bites you when it's trying to lick you. And it's, like, not its fault, right? It's a puppy! You know it doesn't mean to hurt you, and that it loves you, and you love it back, so that bite, it's, like, fine?

[ It's fine. Abusive family members are like sweet little puppy dogs. [

Okay, first of all, you're supposed to teach puppies not to bite. And that's not the same thing at all! Puppies don't know any better. People do!

How come Goat knows nothing about anything and you're an expert on puppies??

I try not to think about what kind of life Goat led before all this.

[ a beat ]

That's not the point!!

[ WHAT'S WRONG WITH GOAT, I'M CRYING, WHERE IS THE GOAT LORE ]

Sometimes people are like puppies!

[ They're dumb and stupid and don't know any better!! ]

[ swan loves goat and that's why they don't wanna know ]

Puppies don't break people's bones on purpose!

[ I love Goat and I want to know ): ]

Neither do people! Sometimes!

They're doing it on purpose if they're doing it because they're mad at you??

Not to the extent of broken bones! Probably!

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