Radar tucks his arms around himself. Slowly, without looking away from Mulcahy, he nods.
"She told me that..." Oh, please don't let his voice break. Let him hold steady. "The person you killed, when it happened. That he was trying to kill you first and he'd been trying for ages."
He doesn't know if that makes it right, but it makes it easier to understand.
"And even with everybody else killing each other all the time, that was the only time you ever hurt someone like that in six years."
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Date: 2024-10-26 05:03 pm (UTC)"She told me that..." Oh, please don't let his voice break. Let him hold steady. "The person you killed, when it happened. That he was trying to kill you first and he'd been trying for ages."
He doesn't know if that makes it right, but it makes it easier to understand.
"And even with everybody else killing each other all the time, that was the only time you ever hurt someone like that in six years."