[ he's expecting that comment to not go over well, given the state he's worked himself into. but it's a reminder that's probably sorely needed. yancy's not the only one at fault here and shouldn't be acting like he is. ]
[Yeah that seems to snap something in his head and he reaches out to grab Raleigh by the collar of his coat and shake him because don't... fucking talk about Alison. Yeah, obviously she had a pretty equal part in this but he doesn't want to blame her. It feels like pointing fingers and she's not his scapegoat.]
[ raleigh doesn't react when he's shaken. he just stares at yancy calmly, one hand come up to wave the bartender away 'cause he's got this. yance isn't going to hurt him. ]
[Yancy's shaking his head and shaking Raleigh again as his answer, because no shit he hasn't apologized. Raleigh was there the entire time that he and Tendo have been in the same room at all day, much less within like a hundred feet of each other. He exhales slowly and lets go of his brother's coat but only so he can reach for his beer.]
I didn't even know he knew until I saw the ring off today.
Then you don't know for sure he's never gonna forgive you.
[ raleigh's not willing to put money on it either way, but this isn't about what he thinks. this is about getting yancy in a state of mind where he can drag him back to the 'dome and hopefully keep him together enough for him to function until things with tendo even out a bit. one way or another. ]
[He's not going back to the Shatterdome just to make Raleigh more comfortable. He's fine right here. He's got his stool and his beer and he promises to keep it in his pants or whatever.]
You're not my keeper, Raleigh. You don't need to keep an eye on me.
[And even if Raleigh was his keeper, he's clearly been doing a shitty job because Yancy betrayed their best friend and slept with his wife. So maybe he's not the best person for the job and maybe Yancy has had too much to drink after all.]
Yancy finishes off his bottle without actually having peeled the entire label off yet and signals for another. Apparently talking about it instead of sitting there and brooding about it speeds up his desire to drink.]
Uh-huh. I'm sure that's what you said the first time you thought about getting into Alison's pants too.
[ if yancy was having any doubts about how angry raleigh really is about all this, that should clear them up. he may feel bad for the dad thoughts, but he still thinks of this as a huge betrayal. and he can't take that lightly, not even for yancy. ]
[Designated walker since the icebox is within walking distance from the bar.
Yancy doesn't actually get the chance to have that next beer. The second that comes out of Raleigh's mouth, he just snaps or the guilt finally drives him insane or whatever you wanna call it but he's reaching out and grabbing Raleigh by the collar again, this time with the express intent of pulling him off of that barstool. Raleigh might stand an inch taller than him when it's all said and done but he's stronger and he can and would kick the little shit's ass the way back to the Shatterdome.
It's not Raleigh's fault that he's in such a shitty place but Raleigh's doing nothing but pushing all of the wrong buttons and making it worse and he's there to take it out on.]
Shut your fucking mouth, Raleigh. Or go home. Those are your options. If you wanted to make me feel shittier than I already do, congrats. You did. Go you.
[ and pulled off the bar stool he is. while raleigh's pretty sure that yancy isn't doesn't going to actually punch him in the face ( yet, anyways ) there's no helping his instinctive shift into a defensive stance, and there's no hiding the mixture of annoyance and hurt on his face. ]
What I wanted was to try and make sure my big brother was going to be okay. But then he was a mopey asshole who decided to push away the one person who would probably tolerate him in all this.
[ he pulls himself away from yancy's grip. option one, keeping his fucking mouth shut, isn't an acceptable option. so home it is. ]
I love you, bro. But until you stop being an jagoff who's trying to punish himself, [ did you think he wouldn't notice that? ] I'm gone.
[ he realizes, as he turns and walks away, that this is probably what yancy wants in a twisted way. if he really wants to sulk and make himself hurt because of what he did, giving his brother and co-pilot a shut up or get out ultimatum was probably a good way to do it. but raleigh's too angry to care right now. in the morning, though? he'll be stuck to yancy like glue. ]
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[ he's expecting that comment to not go over well, given the state he's worked himself into. but it's a reminder that's probably sorely needed. yancy's not the only one at fault here and shouldn't be acting like he is. ]
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He's never going to forgive me.
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Have you actually apologized?
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I didn't even know he knew until I saw the ring off today.
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[ raleigh's not willing to put money on it either way, but this isn't about what he thinks. this is about getting yancy in a state of mind where he can drag him back to the 'dome and hopefully keep him together enough for him to function until things with tendo even out a bit. one way or another. ]
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[He's not going back to the Shatterdome just to make Raleigh more comfortable. He's fine right here. He's got his stool and his beer and he promises to keep it in his pants or whatever.]
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And why can't you do that somewhere it's easier to keep an eye on you?
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[And even if Raleigh was his keeper, he's clearly been doing a shitty job because Yancy betrayed their best friend and slept with his wife. So maybe he's not the best person for the job and maybe Yancy has had too much to drink after all.]
Aren't you pissed anyway?
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[ he pauses long enough to get a glass of water from the bartender, because apparently he's going to be here a while. ]
But I'm your brother, and that means looking out for you while you're clearly fucked in the head and a little drunk.
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Yancy finishes off his bottle without actually having peeled the entire label off yet and signals for another. Apparently talking about it instead of sitting there and brooding about it speeds up his desire to drink.]
I'm fine. I'm not going to do anything.
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Uh-huh. I'm sure that's what you said the first time you thought about getting into Alison's pants too.
[ if yancy was having any doubts about how angry raleigh really is about all this, that should clear them up. he may feel bad for the dad thoughts, but he still thinks of this as a huge betrayal. and he can't take that lightly, not even for yancy. ]
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Yancy doesn't actually get the chance to have that next beer. The second that comes out of Raleigh's mouth, he just snaps or the guilt finally drives him insane or whatever you wanna call it but he's reaching out and grabbing Raleigh by the collar again, this time with the express intent of pulling him off of that barstool. Raleigh might stand an inch taller than him when it's all said and done but he's stronger and he can and would kick the little shit's ass the way back to the Shatterdome.
It's not Raleigh's fault that he's in such a shitty place but Raleigh's doing nothing but pushing all of the wrong buttons and making it worse and he's there to take it out on.]
Shut your fucking mouth, Raleigh. Or go home. Those are your options. If you wanted to make me feel shittier than I already do, congrats. You did. Go you.
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What I wanted was to try and make sure my big brother was going to be okay. But then he was a mopey asshole who decided to push away the one person who would probably tolerate him in all this.
[ he pulls himself away from yancy's grip. option one, keeping his fucking mouth shut, isn't an acceptable option. so home it is. ]
I love you, bro. But until you stop being an jagoff who's trying to punish himself, [ did you think he wouldn't notice that? ] I'm gone.
[ he realizes, as he turns and walks away, that this is probably what yancy wants in a twisted way. if he really wants to sulk and make himself hurt because of what he did, giving his brother and co-pilot a shut up or get out ultimatum was probably a good way to do it. but raleigh's too angry to care right now. in the morning, though? he'll be stuck to yancy like glue. ]