by Will Stanton » Tue Jul 13, 2021 7:56 pm
"It's a...different relationship," Will said, pausing for a moment to figure things out.
"Like, when I'm part of the Pack, there's a very...." he said, struggling for words. "It's a familial feeling? No, that's not quite right Peaceful isn't quite right, either, but it's like...things are humming and vibrating at the right...frequencies. Like, the three of you are always in tune together. And when it so happens that whatever I'm doing lines up with what you guys are doing, it feels amazing and wonderful and like a good time. And if I come in and disrupt that, it's like I'm breaking something...important. It's why I'm not...quite Pack. Not in the way that Sam and Viv are to you. I'm not fully on the outside or anything, but it's different."
"But Miriam? Miriam doesn't vibe like that. Just like my experiences with you and with Sam are colored by my experiences with my Sam and company, my experiences with Miriam are colored by her double, and everything that happened there. It's...we don't vibe. It's more...two broken people coming together. And if you're already a little bit broken, what's smashing the pile a couple more times going to do? There's more snark, and back-and-forth, and...cruelty is the wrong word, but a bit of well-intentioned teasing there.
Basically, if Sam falls down the stairs, I feel like I should rush over and make sure she's alright. If Miriam falls down the stairs, I feel like I should rush over to laugh."
"That didn't make any sense, did it?"