... Then I guess I'll know who to call if I can't manage it by myself.
[ there's a wry sort of levity in his tone this time; it's a joke, even if dark. ]
Besides ... I might not know much about you, but I don't think everyone would react to me saying that by telling me to think about doing something else. Not in a place like this.
[ he's not so naive to think that the sort of picture he makes- a would-be willing victim, offering up his life of his own accord- isn't something that others wouldn't snap up immediately, whether because of pragmatism or opportunism. ]
cw suicidal ideation mention again
[ there's a wry sort of levity in his tone this time; it's a joke, even if dark. ]
Besides ... I might not know much about you, but I don't think everyone would react to me saying that by telling me to think about doing something else. Not in a place like this.
[ he's not so naive to think that the sort of picture he makes- a would-be willing victim, offering up his life of his own accord- isn't something that others wouldn't snap up immediately, whether because of pragmatism or opportunism. ]