He put his work first. I suppose that's the burden of being a great man, sometimes.
[It's funny how easy it is, even now, to keep his remarks carefully moderated, meticulously cultivated. Of course his father was a visionary; when you control the media, and public perception, and history, you can be anything you want to be.]
Not really. I never had a choice, and when you don’t have a choice you don’t really think about alternatives. I tried a normal life for a while, didn’t work out.
You were quick to ask for a role in my little venture, though, despite your previous complications. Taking a second stab at normalcy? Or is it just that you don't think you'll run into supernatural obstacles here?
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He put his work first. I suppose that's the burden of being a great man, sometimes.
[It's funny how easy it is, even now, to keep his remarks carefully moderated, meticulously cultivated. Of course his father was a visionary; when you control the media, and public perception, and history, you can be anything you want to be.]
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My old man got to be like that. All business and doing the job, no play. Tried to bring me up to be just like him.
[ dean's certainly tiptoeing around certain realities. Even after all these years, it's hard to speak ill of his dad. ]
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And how did you measure up? Against him. Against what he wanted you to be.
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[ buuuhh. ]
In the end he was proud. I guess. [ probably. ]
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[But, hm. That's an interesting set of phrasing, hmmm.]
He's passed?
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Yeah. About a decade ago, now.
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Mine as well. Much more recently.
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Sorry to hear that. Ain’t easy.
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[It's not easy. It is worthy of celebration — but of course, that's not what a good son would say.]
Living up to his legacy will certainly be a challenge. Lucky for me I like a good challenge.
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Yeah. I still do the work he trained me for, so I guess I’m on the right path.
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Did you ever consider alternatives? Not judging. Just curiosity.
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Not really. I never had a choice, and when you don’t have a choice you don’t really think about alternatives. I tried a normal life for a while, didn’t work out.
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No, he'd died by then. A bunch of supernatural stuff happened (shocking) and I had to leave my girlfriend.
[ And Ben, a boy Dean is quietly convinced is his.
And, y'know. Have an angel wipe their memories so they now have no recollection of him at all. ]
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That's a lonely lot in life. Especially for a decrepit old man like you.
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[ like, literally. ]
You're hilarious, you know that? Freakin' hilarious.
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Just pointing out that it goes both ways.
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I'm a riot, I know. Thanks for the compliment.
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You were quick to ask for a role in my little venture, though, despite your previous complications. Taking a second stab at normalcy? Or is it just that you don't think you'll run into supernatural obstacles here?
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Well, unless I'm gonna go robot hunting, I haven't run into much to do. Don't LIKE not having anything to do, it's driving me kinda bananas.
Besides, I always thought it would be cool to run a bar.
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Oh, so now you think I'm going to let you run it?
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Well, bartend, anyway.
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I'll be in touch with details.
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