Still sounds like a shite thing to put a child through when it could have been avoided, but you're quick to rationalize or set aside things that happen to you.
Getting us out of the plane was the right thing to do. The alternative would have been worse, but if you want me to stop rationalizing my father coming back and not contacting me because of his guilt, and leaving me to be raised by a lunatic pisses me off?
[Chris' expression remains dark, but he moves past Scott at least to go settle on his couch instead. Glasses fixed. Friend fixed. Now he needed to work on his irritation on Scott's behalf, especially when there wasn't a lot of use in it.]
Well, there's that, at least. Reasonable anger and response.
[ Scott goes and sprawls gracelessly down beside Chris. ]
He's an idiot. He's not actually a bad guy, just seems to have some issues thinking everyone si better off without him. Reminds me of some other people I know.
[Chris scoffs and curls in his corner to get comfortable.]
Oh I know several like that. Seems to be an alarmingly common trait. Honestly surprised you'd not more fucked up about it, a lot of my people back home have parent issues. I guess on some level I do too, I just don't take mine personally.
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