[Her smile is a little too in-between the norm for him to parse, so of course he's fishing for more information. There's no bitch-and-drink session if the bitching isn't in full swing.]
How could I forget? You give such lovingly brutal advice. [The honest truth can be cruel, but it is so often necessary. He makes absurd enough choices that he's survived that advice a few times himself.] Are they not understanding, or just too stubborn to listen?
[She's not quite ready to be cruel to anyone, but she's definitely on her way to getting rather drunk. It's only better now that Tary's here. Getting it out into the ether and out of her system while enjoying the company of one of her favorite people is the way to live.]
Yes, well, sometimes we all need someone to sit us down and punch us in the gut with the truth. It's the only way to improve, right?
As for the person, I think it's a bit of both. He... they? I think it's a guy, but I don't really know, so I'll stick with they. Anyway, they appear to be in a very complicated sort of love triangle but instead of trying to face it, they're running away and avoiding all contact with the other two people.
That sounds like a very swift method of losing friends.
[He knows a thing or two about one's own pride and misunderstanding (or denial) of self getting you into trouble. And in his case it had taken a literal punch in the gut, and then some, to trigger some improvement. And look at him now! Somehow a member of Vox Machina. Coolest friends in the world. Drinking on a bear. Not in a love triangle, but nobody's perfect.]
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How could I forget? You give such lovingly brutal advice. [The honest truth can be cruel, but it is so often necessary. He makes absurd enough choices that he's survived that advice a few times himself.] Are they not understanding, or just too stubborn to listen?
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Yes, well, sometimes we all need someone to sit us down and punch us in the gut with the truth. It's the only way to improve, right?
As for the person, I think it's a bit of both. He... they? I think it's a guy, but I don't really know, so I'll stick with they. Anyway, they appear to be in a very complicated sort of love triangle but instead of trying to face it, they're running away and avoiding all contact with the other two people.
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[He knows a thing or two about one's own pride and misunderstanding (or denial) of self getting you into trouble. And in his case it had taken a literal punch in the gut, and then some, to trigger some improvement. And look at him now! Somehow a member of Vox Machina. Coolest friends in the world. Drinking on a bear. Not in a love triangle, but nobody's perfect.]