[ well. morbid as that implication may be, there's really nothing to be surprised about in that regard—it isn't like the fake can go running around freely, not when they're pretending to be something they're not and... uh. committing attempted murder, bad as they may be at it.
but that's also... not something adrien wants steven to deal with, considering what "action" really means here. it was his fault for activating the darn thing in the first place, even if he hadn't really directly done that. it's... his responsibility, either way. ]
Steven, I can— [ "handle it" is how that sentence from adrien finishes, though he hesitates to do so. obviously yelling that he's the real one isn't of any use in this situation. this wasn't quite like copycat, where they had the pads on his ring to tell them apart, or the fact he fed someone a lie that he shouldn't have—this was some robot who was doing a pretty good job in the "messing things up" department.
so, instead: ] —Just, the ring....
[ plagg.
it only makes sense for either one of them to be concerned about him, too. ]
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but that's also... not something adrien wants steven to deal with, considering what "action" really means here. it was his fault for activating the darn thing in the first place, even if he hadn't really directly done that. it's... his responsibility, either way. ]
Steven, I can— [ "handle it" is how that sentence from adrien finishes, though he hesitates to do so. obviously yelling that he's the real one isn't of any use in this situation. this wasn't quite like copycat, where they had the pads on his ring to tell them apart, or the fact he fed someone a lie that he shouldn't have—this was some robot who was doing a pretty good job in the "messing things up" department.
so, instead: ] —Just, the ring....
[ plagg.
it only makes sense for either one of them to be concerned about him, too. ]