Would've pegged you for fifteen but it's not like I spend much time around anyone under thirty.
[It's true, but he takes the things that Eddie's saying with some sincerity on his end because there were all different types of hell. Sometimes hell was something you lived in, and sometimes it was what you took with you. This kid was clearly older than his age, in ways that spoke multitudes for not only his maturity level but also the insight that he has over the same age bracket.
The offer of hands surprises him, but it's not like he wants to be rude so he gives him at least one palm and uses his own legs to pull himself up. He dwarfs Eddie, both in sheer height and body mass. The last thing he wants to do is topple them both over.
Well, thanks for the dose of realism, Doogie. And happy early birthday.
[Barry does notice the scars but it's not like him to ever ask about another man's wounds, there were things you didn't do. An unspoken rule and he had enough of his own to know better.]
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[It's true, but he takes the things that Eddie's saying with some sincerity on his end because there were all different types of hell. Sometimes hell was something you lived in, and sometimes it was what you took with you. This kid was clearly older than his age, in ways that spoke multitudes for not only his maturity level but also the insight that he has over the same age bracket.
The offer of hands surprises him, but it's not like he wants to be rude so he gives him at least one palm and uses his own legs to pull himself up. He dwarfs Eddie, both in sheer height and body mass. The last thing he wants to do is topple them both over.
Well, thanks for the dose of realism, Doogie. And happy early birthday.
[Barry does notice the scars but it's not like him to ever ask about another man's wounds, there were things you didn't do. An unspoken rule and he had enough of his own to know better.]