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[restingstitchface]

Did I ever tell you what the hardest part of going straight is?

Trying to remain on the right side of the law when every single person around you wants you to keep breaking it. All those sayings you pontificate on. "He's bound to have done something." "Once a criminal, always a criminal." "Don't do the crime if you can't do the time." If I were to say I have served my time, what would you say? Think about it.

Better yet, why don't we widen our net? I've spoken to Mick Rory about this. And he is so a man we can admit is a nicer individual than I. We talk about a great deal, the two of us, and let me tell you; having his past smeared across his face time after time, years after the crime, is more discouraging than he can articulate. This is the cheerless truth he's kept from you; it's a rare thing he's found someone who genuinely wants him to succeed.

Well, I'm sure he'd say this to you were you to ask politely, anyway.

I just don't think it's very conceivable you'll let him move on. Let's face it, you're punished once in prison, and then over and over again for the remainder of your life. Except Mick's getting a bit long in the tooth for it now, if you ask me. He might just snap or beat someone. Or set their lawn on fire, I think? On the bright side, maybe he'll just rob a bank.

I'm serious. You just can't let him live in peace, can you? You're gunning for him to mess it up. You're throwing out all the signals. It's pretty obvious. How do I know? I've seen it before.