[ The words are meant to be casual, but they come out hard, bitter, and somehow worse than if he'd picked some more severe synonym. Not realizing he's doing it, Cisco rubs a hand against his chest, over his heart, as if there were a twinge of pain there that he could massage away. It's an unconscious gesture, and he keeps talking as he does it: ]
Anyway, the point is... the point is I know about this stuff, and you're never gonna start really fixing it until you get out from under his thumb. Completely. Like... the fact you're scared of telling him the truth or he'll get angry and wig out - you gotta know that's a bad sign, right, dude?
[ He knows, too, that confronting dangerous men with the truth can go very poorly. The last thing Cisco wants to do is encourage Shigeru to do this, and for him to get killed. Sure, he has his powers, but even so. He shouldn't have to be on his own for this. ]
You shouldn't do it alone. He's already hurt you before. Bring backup. Hell, if you're worried bringing Genji is just gonna piss him off, bring one of your other badass friends. Or, I guess, me, in a pinch. Just tell me in advance so I can make sure I got a taser with me.
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[ The words are meant to be casual, but they come out hard, bitter, and somehow worse than if he'd picked some more severe synonym. Not realizing he's doing it, Cisco rubs a hand against his chest, over his heart, as if there were a twinge of pain there that he could massage away. It's an unconscious gesture, and he keeps talking as he does it: ]
Anyway, the point is... the point is I know about this stuff, and you're never gonna start really fixing it until you get out from under his thumb. Completely. Like... the fact you're scared of telling him the truth or he'll get angry and wig out - you gotta know that's a bad sign, right, dude?
[ He knows, too, that confronting dangerous men with the truth can go very poorly. The last thing Cisco wants to do is encourage Shigeru to do this, and for him to get killed. Sure, he has his powers, but even so. He shouldn't have to be on his own for this. ]
You shouldn't do it alone. He's already hurt you before. Bring backup. Hell, if you're worried bringing Genji is just gonna piss him off, bring one of your other badass friends. Or, I guess, me, in a pinch. Just tell me in advance so I can make sure I got a taser with me.