"I'd rather sell myself short and-" Phil remembered someone very dear to him say that. It hurt to consider that person gone, and the Phone Guy missed him terribly, "Keep my expectations low as sin. Th-that way, it won't be so bad when I screw up. And not everyone's equipped to deal with sudden mix-ups. You've been handling it so far."
And there were went a long and loaded gulp from his drink.
"I can try but I won't hold my tongue if he starts giving me trouble," He knows he's being immature, bratty even, and yet, Phillip can't find a shit to give when it comes to Dandy. "I don't mind working for the better of the District, it gives me a goal and people to focus on, but I..." He truly believed in this, in every inquiry he'd made to both his mentor and his escort, that he could do more here than he ever could at home.
But how can he tell Linden of Dandy's threat to those he cared about? About the true nature of the man? For the District and for his own sanity, Gray put up a front and nodded, if tensely, "I'll do my best, Linden."
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And there were went a long and loaded gulp from his drink.
"I can try but I won't hold my tongue if he starts giving me trouble," He knows he's being immature, bratty even, and yet, Phillip can't find a shit to give when it comes to Dandy. "I don't mind working for the better of the District, it gives me a goal and people to focus on, but I..." He truly believed in this, in every inquiry he'd made to both his mentor and his escort, that he could do more here than he ever could at home.
But how can he tell Linden of Dandy's threat to those he cared about? About the true nature of the man? For the District and for his own sanity, Gray put up a front and nodded, if tensely, "I'll do my best, Linden."