[another pause. he wants to tell him the truth, since that feels right, and he's generally been trying to act like "less of a shitty person" lately. but... he doesn't want to send Michael hunting after Tek the second he leaves, for things this Tek doesn't even remember. he thinks Michael would do that, if he remembers right.]
The sheer volume of it might actually make this too absurd to stay tragic.
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[another pause. he wants to tell him the truth, since that feels right, and he's generally been trying to act like "less of a shitty person" lately. but... he doesn't want to send Michael hunting after Tek the second he leaves, for things this Tek doesn't even remember. he thinks Michael would do that, if he remembers right.]
The sheer volume of it might actually make this too absurd to stay tragic.