You're not supposed to be. No one starts out good at this stuff. No one. Not me, I promise. Anyone who says they were is wildly wrong. And this place, it's like they took someone just learning to swim and dropped them in the ocean, with a lot of sharks.
[She smooths his hair down.]
I will always be good to you. You're one of my favorite people, like. Ever.
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[She snorts a little.]
You're still young. You have time to get good at anything you like.
[She presses a kiss to his head, fond and sisterly.]
Of course not. I make everyone's life better when I'm in it.
[She says it with a smile against his hair.]
You make me better, too.
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[ He doesn't even really like saying the word. Talking about it is kind of the worst. ]
That's why I'm glad it's not part of our contract. There's no pressure. You've been really good to me, Daphne.
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[She presses him a little closer.]
You're not supposed to be. No one starts out good at this stuff. No one. Not me, I promise. Anyone who says they were is wildly wrong. And this place, it's like they took someone just learning to swim and dropped them in the ocean, with a lot of sharks.
[She smooths his hair down.]
I will always be good to you. You're one of my favorite people, like. Ever.