[He sounds a little insulted at that, about to argue that it was only common sense. But after a moment- and framed like that- a very unpleasant realization dawns on him, and he quickly tries to clamp down on the sensation that prickles hot at the back of his neck.]
[It wasn't exactly... his ideals, was it.... But rather something he had always quietly, secretly admired in someone else...]
[For a long time he just stews in a weird mix of quiet anger and strange embarrassment, and he doesn't have anything else to say.]
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[He sounds a little insulted at that, about to argue that it was only common sense. But after a moment- and framed like that- a very unpleasant realization dawns on him, and he quickly tries to clamp down on the sensation that prickles hot at the back of his neck.]
[It wasn't exactly... his ideals, was it.... But rather something he had always quietly, secretly admired in someone else...]
[For a long time he just stews in a weird mix of quiet anger and strange embarrassment, and he doesn't have anything else to say.]
Quit shoving it in my face, then.