[WHINING ABOUT IT ISN'T EXACTLY CONVINCING but.... he just frowns as he. also goes to sit on the couch after a second. he tries to clear his head enough to talk about this because it feels important!]
.... do you - want to?
[a beat]
Dating's still off the table - I think that's the case for anybody here who wants to win... and if I were dating somebody, I'd want to be way more serious and sincere about it. I - I'd just want to try harder, and you deserve better than any of these stupid non-answers that I'm stuck giving.
[he wants to acknowledge that, because it's true. white deserves better than this. mineo wishes he could give something better than this, but that's just now how things are set up to work.]
.... but if there's something you want from me, and it could still help you win - I want to give it.
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[WHINING ABOUT IT ISN'T EXACTLY CONVINCING but.... he just frowns as he. also goes to sit on the couch after a second. he tries to clear his head enough to talk about this because it feels important!]
.... do you - want to?
[a beat]
Dating's still off the table - I think that's the case for anybody here who wants to win... and if I were dating somebody, I'd want to be way more serious and sincere about it. I - I'd just want to try harder, and you deserve better than any of these stupid non-answers that I'm stuck giving.
[he wants to acknowledge that, because it's true. white deserves better than this. mineo wishes he could give something better than this, but that's just now how things are set up to work.]
.... but if there's something you want from me, and it could still help you win - I want to give it.