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[masterbaiting]

It's the Earl Alois Trancy speaking. What?

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morning after Jack confronts Alois;

[wishgrant]

[ this can be found sitting under Alois's door, slid there sometime during the night or early morning: ]

action, shortly after, when he's managed to find luca.

[masterbaiting]

Hey- Luca? [Stepping gingerly.]

action;

[wishgrant]

[ ...oh hi.

fidgeting nervously. ]

Hi.

action;

[masterbaiting]

[You know- some speech isn't really worth it. Alois prefers to drop to his knees, haul Luca up onto his lap, and hug him very tightly.]

action;

[wishgrant]

[ he clings to his brother, face buried in the crook of his shoulder. ]

'M sorry! I didn't mean to tell him, I got all confused!

action;

[masterbaiting]

Sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Luca. [just holding, and slow rocking.]

action;

[wishgrant]

[ h-hnnngh ;w; ]

Why're you sorry?

action;

[masterbaiting]

[instead of answering, he pulls back enough to look at luca's face.]

Are you angry with me?

action;

[wishgrant]

[ admittedly, he looks incredibly surprised by the question. ]

Uh-uh. Why would I be mad at Brother?

action;

[masterbaiting]

[some hair-smoothing.]

I'm sorry our game's complicated, and that you've to play it for so long.

action;

[wishgrant]

[ oh ]

I got confused. Jack was taking about us bein' adopted an' a Earl Trancy that wasn't you an' I didn't know who it was an' we were never adopted an' then he asked your name and I messed up an' he knew an' then he said 'cause he wasn't playing with us it was okay to tell him an' I didn't know what else to say!

[ it all comes out in one hurried breath. ]

action;

[masterbaiting]

I know. Oye- listen to me. You don't ever have to answer anyone's questions. [bar his, of course, but that should be obvious.] And I already talked with Jack so it's fine. You're fine.

I know it's confusing. It is for me, too.

action;

[wishgrant]

I don't like lying.

action;

[masterbaiting]

I know. That's because you're a good boy, Luca Macken.

It doesn't matter what they think. You're not doing anything wrong, anyway, okay? Just tell them to talk to me if they're so nosy.

action;

[wishgrant]

[ he nods. ]

....Did you like my picture?

action;

[masterbaiting]

Yeah! I can hang it up, right? Can I? I really did like it! [scooping and holding and laughing - they have perfect moments, sometimes.]