But Stan knows it's for the best. The Kingmaker wasn't going to keep their short flirtation at cooperation a secret, and it would have been so much worse coming from him, after all they've been through. Best to just lance the wound. It's too dangerous now to have secrets like that - besides, it feels like keeping things from family now. He doesn't do that for just any old reason, and not just for himself. Whatever's happened back home, he did what he needed to, and as far as anyone there knew they lost him anyway. He's all in here.
He shows up to the party same as ever, takes a sandwich and sits near the others. But not too close to anyone in particular. He may not have fucked up as much as some people, but he did nothing to help this whole shitshow. If they wanna talk to him right now, that's up to them, not him.]
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But Stan knows it's for the best. The Kingmaker wasn't going to keep their short flirtation at cooperation a secret, and it would have been so much worse coming from him, after all they've been through. Best to just lance the wound. It's too dangerous now to have secrets like that - besides, it feels like keeping things from family now. He doesn't do that for just any old reason, and not just for himself. Whatever's happened back home, he did what he needed to, and as far as anyone there knew they lost him anyway. He's all in here.
He shows up to the party same as ever, takes a sandwich and sits near the others. But not too close to anyone in particular. He may not have fucked up as much as some people, but he did nothing to help this whole shitshow. If they wanna talk to him right now, that's up to them, not him.]