[ He's...relieved? Maybe. Definitely. There's something comforting about being near someone who says that they don't lie— it could be that he's gullible (he doesn't think he is), but he's been burned too many times by words that seem genuine that he wants to believe that there's at least one person that he knows that he can rely on.
Is that too much to expect from her, he wonders, but he can't let Oona know that he wants so much from her; that's selfish, and he's never been good at that. ]
I could lie, or I could tell the truth.
[ A disclaimer, because he knows which one she'd choose if given the option about whether or not he's 'fine'— but first things first, because she talked about 'earlier'. ]
But. Have you seen anyone who's asked you to 'do something for them'.
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Is that too much to expect from her, he wonders, but he can't let Oona know that he wants so much from her; that's selfish, and he's never been good at that. ]
I could lie, or I could tell the truth.
[ A disclaimer, because he knows which one she'd choose if given the option about whether or not he's 'fine'— but first things first, because she talked about 'earlier'. ]
But. Have you seen anyone who's asked you to 'do something for them'.