Ha. Yeah, it is usually the teeth that tip people off.
[Which he can't say is a pattern he's fond of, but it's good to hear that it doesn't sound like Steven had been making any guesses before now besides suspecting something was up. Makes sense, given Steven's own position.]
Oh god, for sure... I've already put way too much time and effort into keeping from doing or saying anything that could possibly read as "predatory", and every time someone says some crap like that anyway it just feels I dunno. Inescapable.
And that's without the added layers of history, like you and Thace seem to have there... I mean, it goes without saying that being taken like that, for any purpose, and what was done to Thace's people, were awful. I'm really sorry to hear that.
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[Which he can't say is a pattern he's fond of, but it's good to hear that it doesn't sound like Steven had been making any guesses before now besides suspecting something was up. Makes sense, given Steven's own position.]
Oh god, for sure... I've already put way too much time and effort into keeping from doing or saying anything that could possibly read as "predatory", and every time someone says some crap like that anyway it just feels
I dunno. Inescapable.
And that's without the added layers of history, like you and Thace seem to have there... I mean, it goes without saying that being taken like that, for any purpose, and what was done to Thace's people, were awful. I'm really sorry to hear that.