sortinghat_rp | Nine ♒

[Murdoc had almost been expecting that, but it catches him a little off guard. He widens his eyes before schooling himself into a neutral expression, nodding in response.]

Why don't you start by tellin' me how you feel?

[Which was, of course, as expected. He hummed a bit, scratching his head.]

Confused. Annoyed. Somethin' of that nature, it's hard to pin-point exactly.

What precisely is annoyin' you? Is it me? Because I didn't tell you enough? Because I told you too much, perhaps?

I think... I don't know. I think it is because you didn't tell me enough but at the same time you just told me... these things. I just, you know, I thought that you would tell me this. I thought that you wouldn't hawe to keep this from me since it's... kind of an important thing.

[And he's sliding down in his seat a bit more. Hn.]

What in particular? The date of the weddin' or the...other thing? Either way I suppose it's because I never know what you want to know, lad. I didn't want you to get tetchy on me because I shared too much.

No, I'll forgiwe you not tellin' me the date up front if you at least.. you know, told me when you were datin' someone else. It's not like I can't keep a secret or anythin' like that.

I just... it's hard to judge what I want because most of the time whenewer I get information it's usually somethin' I don't want to hear.

[He lifts a hand up to slip them under his glasses, rubbing idly.]

It hasn't been goin' on for long. If that helps. I hardly know what it is myself, but I felt you were entitled to know. Seein' as how I've kept so much from you as it is.

I'd like the believe that's because nobody withholds good news from you. Everybody has rough patches, Eridan. We'll pull through it, I promise. And if it doesn't get better you can give me a good, hard kick.

Well, thanks. I'm glad to know that you're tellin' me things now.

[That. That gets a small scoff right there.] Don't act like I don't know that, I know that and it infuriates me. I don't ewer ask to know ewerythin', in fact, I know I'll newer know ewerythin', but at the wery least you know it's nice to say that I know this bit of good news and not all of the less fortunate things that I continue to keep on gettin'.

[But there is a pause, he's not quite finished.] ... You better hold that promise.

I like tellin' you things, surprisingly. It's cathartic, I suppose. It's nice to know my son cares.

I'm not actin' like you don't, I'm only remindin' you. Sometimes it's hard to see the good in a tough situation. If somethin' good happens, I'll be sure to tell you.

I promise. I'll even promise to let you have the leftover cake from the weddin'.

Nine ♒

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