"Or maybe it'll bring me in close enough to hit the off switch." Alcide says, completely serious. However, to appease Gracie, he smirks and shrugs as if he's joking. It's a poor attempt to cover up and Gracie gets an up close and personal view of how poor an actor Alcide is. He would apologize, but... he's not sorry for being who and what he is.
They start to walk again and Alcide has an uncomfortable feeling in his stomach. Drugs that make you happy don't sound like a great idea. Alcide doesn't like being influenced in any way, shape or form.
He lowers his voice again. "Look, I don't wanna get you in any trouble. You've been really helpful. I just can't sit around and pretend it's all good when it's not." It's not in his nature to be duplicitous in that way. Usually that's a good thing. In this, it sounds like it's not so much with the good.
"I'm usually pretty good at stayin' off the radar though... until I decide not to. So I got that goin' for me." He offers a small, sideways half-smile, as if maybe she would forgive him for lacking in the former by excelling in the latter.
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They start to walk again and Alcide has an uncomfortable feeling in his stomach. Drugs that make you happy don't sound like a great idea. Alcide doesn't like being influenced in any way, shape or form.
He lowers his voice again. "Look, I don't wanna get you in any trouble. You've been really helpful. I just can't sit around and pretend it's all good when it's not." It's not in his nature to be duplicitous in that way. Usually that's a good thing. In this, it sounds like it's not so much with the good.
"I'm usually pretty good at stayin' off the radar though... until I decide not to. So I got that goin' for me." He offers a small, sideways half-smile, as if maybe she would forgive him for lacking in the former by excelling in the latter.