[ Daniel starts. Slowly. He's never felt quite as much out of his depth as in this moment. There's something vaguely reminiscent of the way she stands in front of him and says this, so dismissive, as if it's truly ever that easy. As if saying it like that often enough will make her stop caring, somehow. It makes him think a little of Robby, though that comes with its own troubled and complicated feeling that crops up inside of Daniel's chest in an unpleasant way.
He figures she probably won't like the way he suddenly sounds so serious in the face of her own lightness, but he can't help it. He can't just go along with that. It goes against everything he believes in, and so Daniel's eyesbrows knot together in very genuine concern. ]
.. Gideon, right? I know it isn't my place to say this.
[ After all, he's pretty much a stranger to her. This is the first time she's meeting him, and he's already throwing this ball at her.
But what else can he do? Who else will say it, if he doesn't? And the idea of no one telling her this is more sickening to him than anything else could ever be. ]
But.. it's not okay. Even if you mean that, and you're okay with it [ WHICH HE.. SEVERELY DOUBTS... ] that still doesn't make what happened okay. Nothing ever would. [ Daniel still can't grasp it. He knows she isn't lying about what happened, there's no way, but it's still so baffling to him how any parent could ever do that and still live with themselves. It goes several degrees even beyond the most awful stuff Daniel himself has seen. ]
Even though he sounds like a.. [ This is definitely the sort of pause where Daniel almost says 'asshole' and reels himself in at the last minute-- ] .. like a jerk, he's still your father. It's never stupid to think you'd need him, that's just what every kid out there feels.
[ Trust him. Daniel "daddy issues" LaRusso over here is an experience expert. ]
There's no blame here with you. Something awful was done to you by someone who was supposed to protect you. To love you. [ Isn't that every parent's duty? ] And if you happen to not be totally okay because of it.. then that's fine. And it's not something you have to talk about with me.
[ God knows that she probably doesn't want to discuss it with someone she only met today. Daniel is realistic enough to realise that. ]
But if you want to talk about it.. Talk about it with someone you trust. Whether that's one of your friends, or.. [ He can't believe he's saying this, but he's trying to be mature here, and trying to think of the best this for this girl-- ] .. or Johnny, if you trust him.
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[ Daniel starts. Slowly. He's never felt quite as much out of his depth as in this moment. There's something vaguely reminiscent of the way she stands in front of him and says this, so dismissive, as if it's truly ever that easy. As if saying it like that often enough will make her stop caring, somehow. It makes him think a little of Robby, though that comes with its own troubled and complicated feeling that crops up inside of Daniel's chest in an unpleasant way.
He figures she probably won't like the way he suddenly sounds so serious in the face of her own lightness, but he can't help it. He can't just go along with that. It goes against everything he believes in, and so Daniel's eyesbrows knot together in very genuine concern. ]
.. Gideon, right? I know it isn't my place to say this.
[ After all, he's pretty much a stranger to her. This is the first time she's meeting him, and he's already throwing this ball at her.
But what else can he do? Who else will say it, if he doesn't? And the idea of no one telling her this is more sickening to him than anything else could ever be. ]
But.. it's not okay. Even if you mean that, and you're okay with it [ WHICH HE.. SEVERELY DOUBTS... ] that still doesn't make what happened okay. Nothing ever would. [ Daniel still can't grasp it. He knows she isn't lying about what happened, there's no way, but it's still so baffling to him how any parent could ever do that and still live with themselves. It goes several degrees even beyond the most awful stuff Daniel himself has seen. ]
Even though he sounds like a.. [ This is definitely the sort of pause where Daniel almost says 'asshole' and reels himself in at the last minute-- ] .. like a jerk, he's still your father. It's never stupid to think you'd need him, that's just what every kid out there feels.
[ Trust him. Daniel "daddy issues" LaRusso over here is an experience expert. ]
There's no blame here with you. Something awful was done to you by someone who was supposed to protect you. To love you. [ Isn't that every parent's duty? ] And if you happen to not be totally okay because of it.. then that's fine. And it's not something you have to talk about with me.
[ God knows that she probably doesn't want to discuss it with someone she only met today. Daniel is realistic enough to realise that. ]
But if you want to talk about it.. Talk about it with someone you trust. Whether that's one of your friends, or.. [ He can't believe he's saying this, but he's trying to be mature here, and trying to think of the best this for this girl-- ] .. or Johnny, if you trust him.