COPING

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[Otherwise known as definitely not talking to himself alone in his room.]

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And Beauty will keep worrying as long as that's . . .

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[BUT APOLOGIZING!!!]

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He's the jerk here anyway!

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[Mask McIcy reverses its spinning]

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[DEEP BREATHS. REMEMBER WHY YOU'RE DOING THIS.]

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. . . He's an idiot. You know he'll back down if he thinks things are okay again. So . . .

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So . . .

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You have to do it.

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. . . Yeah. And then—everything with him and with Leo . . . There's no sense trying to refuse to talk about it anymore.

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It'll probably take a little while to work it out, but you can't give up. Make them think it's done.

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And then . . .

[Then . . . ? Those are the biggest problems he's having within Shell, so what else . . . ?]

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[Bob bob bobbin' along]

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Smile and nod, huh?

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Without letting my emotions get away again . . .

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This is kind of . . . [depressing]

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[But everything will work out better this way!!!]

It's okay. You had a bad first week. That can be excused with everything that's happened.

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You just need to brace yourself for whatever's coming next.

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And you can't do that if you're dealing with these idiots looking over your shoulder all the time.

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. . . Yeah.

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[siiighs, turning to regard the mask again]

Thanks for listening, not that you even know what I'm saying.

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[. . . Yep. Beyond pathetic.]

[Dispells the mask.]