[ His finger scratches the note in the dust out on the counter. ]
Got you covered.
[ Robbie keeps right on nodding in agreement. The Brugh is boring, and he feels like the opposite of helpful when he’s there. Everyone else is trying to examine and discover and figure out. Robbie is the guy who keeps going down the basement while announcing he’ll be right back.
Then, Dixon changes tacks and tracks, and the difference is palpable, both physically and verbally. ]
Yeah, you did.
[ Robbie’s blunt about his agreement. To his mind, apologies don’t make up for mistakes. Period. They do signal that someone – in this case, Dixon – is conceding they were out of line. But feeling bad isn’t a get-out-of-jail free card.
The concession is a step in the right direction, and it isn’t like Robbie’s the one who can give him absolution or judgement which is why, despite the curtness, he doesn’t sound overly preachy about it. ]
I’m not the one you insulted – one of the ones. Apologize to Brainy and Harper if it’ll make you feel better. Don’t waste your nerve on me because you think I’m personally insulted. I’m offended, and I’ll defend them, but I’ve been insulted by the best.
[ It’s a recycled line, but who cares? It’s appropriate, and Dixon doesn’t know it’s yesterday’s fish. ]
no subject
[ His finger scratches the note in the dust out on the counter. ]
Got you covered.
[ Robbie keeps right on nodding in agreement. The Brugh is boring, and he feels like the opposite of helpful when he’s there. Everyone else is trying to examine and discover and figure out. Robbie is the guy who keeps going down the basement while announcing he’ll be right back.
Then, Dixon changes tacks and tracks, and the difference is palpable, both physically and verbally. ]
Yeah, you did.
[ Robbie’s blunt about his agreement. To his mind, apologies don’t make up for mistakes. Period. They do signal that someone – in this case, Dixon – is conceding they were out of line. But feeling bad isn’t a get-out-of-jail free card.
The concession is a step in the right direction, and it isn’t like Robbie’s the one who can give him absolution or judgement which is why, despite the curtness, he doesn’t sound overly preachy about it. ]
I’m not the one you insulted – one of the ones. Apologize to Brainy and Harper if it’ll make you feel better. Don’t waste your nerve on me because you think I’m personally insulted. I’m offended, and I’ll defend them, but I’ve been insulted by the best.
[ It’s a recycled line, but who cares? It’s appropriate, and Dixon doesn’t know it’s yesterday’s fish. ]