Y'know, I used to hang out with this guy Jason-- last year he got murdered by his dad. His twin sister still goes to my school, though. Cheryl. [ And then there's the Black Hood, and Hiram Lodge... so ironically Reggie's dad is actually quite low on the bad dad food-chain, in that sense. ] So I guess that's kind of similar. Except their dad didn't come back to life or anything, obviously.
[ Reggie hasn't really talked to anyone else about Jason, either, but it seems worth bringing up now, even if Reggie's only had friends get killed (or shot, or imprisoned), not family. It's still relevant, sort of. He glances back over to Derek, staring quietly for a few seconds before he says anything further. ]
It's okay. [ Reggie pushes his sunglasses up now, so they're resting on his hairline rather than covering his eyes. ] I don't mind. I like hearing more about you.
[ Even if he doesn't know what to do with all the information, but-- that's a lot of Reggie's experiences with friendship anyway. Moose getting shot? Hey bro, are your nurses hot? Archie in jail? Dude, we really miss you out on the football field. He's not great at expressing emotional sincerity even to the people he's close to, even when they probably need it, but he usually counts on them knowing that underneath that he still cares.
Hopefully Derek can tell, too. Or maybe hopefully not, as Reggie realizes belatedly how strangely mushy that sounds. His face colors a little, and he looks away, clearing his throat. ]
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[ Reggie hasn't really talked to anyone else about Jason, either, but it seems worth bringing up now, even if Reggie's only had friends get killed (or shot, or imprisoned), not family. It's still relevant, sort of. He glances back over to Derek, staring quietly for a few seconds before he says anything further. ]
It's okay. [ Reggie pushes his sunglasses up now, so they're resting on his hairline rather than covering his eyes. ] I don't mind. I like hearing more about you.
[ Even if he doesn't know what to do with all the information, but-- that's a lot of Reggie's experiences with friendship anyway. Moose getting shot? Hey bro, are your nurses hot? Archie in jail? Dude, we really miss you out on the football field. He's not great at expressing emotional sincerity even to the people he's close to, even when they probably need it, but he usually counts on them knowing that underneath that he still cares.
Hopefully Derek can tell, too. Or maybe hopefully not, as Reggie realizes belatedly how strangely mushy that sounds. His face colors a little, and he looks away, clearing his throat. ]
Dork.