I don't blame you. I wouldn't, either. It wouldn't hurt for you to keep in contact otherwise, though, and if anything goes wrong with Brian, we'll take care of it. Deal?
[Jade is... He doesn't want to stop talking to her, but he's not really sure how to talk to her about everything. There's a gap of knowledge and time between them, and every time they've been in person has been overshadowed by the presence of Brian and his discomfort about him. And now this. It's not just a wrench but an entire toolbox dumped into the mix, too intimidating yet to sort out.]
I'm not scared. [Defensive and irritable.] I'm just unnerved and for good fucking reason. Normal people don't resort to kidnapping supposed threats, and there's the brainscrewing by some creepy outer god or whatever it was. Normally people don't go defending that behavior either.
I get what you're saying, so don't worry about it. I'll let you know what happens.
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[He opts instead to ask,]
Take care of it how?
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Jesus, I can't even rule it out from him. Let's just hope it doesn't turn to that, yeah? The deal's on if it does, but. Christ.
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[She just has a habit of assuming the worst, oops.]
We're here for you if anything goes wrong, is what I mean.
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I get what you're saying, so don't worry about it. I'll let you know what happens.