"Still hurting a little. You know how it is. Something gets into your head and makes you do things you wouldn't normally do and there's that mix of guilt and feeling like you wanna crawl out of your own skin."
It was a nasty combo.
"But he's a strong kid -- stronger than I ever was at that age. He's working through it as well as someone can. He's still himself, still able to laugh and goof around. It's rough going but I think he's on steadier ground than Dipper to start with."
Rich looked into his nearly empty glass and sighed.
"What the hell happened, Hal? We should've -- we should've kept this from happening. Somehow."
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It was a nasty combo.
"But he's a strong kid -- stronger than I ever was at that age. He's working through it as well as someone can. He's still himself, still able to laugh and goof around. It's rough going but I think he's on steadier ground than Dipper to start with."
Rich looked into his nearly empty glass and sighed.
"What the hell happened, Hal? We should've -- we should've kept this from happening. Somehow."