[ That was all he could say for a moment. Just repeating that thought. Somehow he managed to say it plainly but unevenly all at once. Neutral but also bitter. It hurt, in a way. Did Ed think he was incompetent and filled with baseless arguments There was nothing but the sound of his breathing coming through the phone for a short while as he considered if that could be true or not. He also came to a realization. Nothing he said was going to change Ed's mind, and there was nothing he could do to take Kristen out of the equation. He was stuck. There was certainly no ease in his voice when he chose to speak again, but all things considered he was coming across much calmer than he thought he was capable of pretending to be. ]
You know what? Fine. Clearly this discussion is going nowhere, so fine. I concede. You've known what's best many times in the past. Who am I to argue? [ That Ed often saw things in the most beneficial light was the truth, but Oswald did want to argue. He just... couldn't. Didn't have a choice. ]
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[ That was all he could say for a moment. Just repeating that thought. Somehow he managed to say it plainly but unevenly all at once. Neutral but also bitter. It hurt, in a way. Did Ed think he was incompetent and filled with baseless arguments There was nothing but the sound of his breathing coming through the phone for a short while as he considered if that could be true or not. He also came to a realization. Nothing he said was going to change Ed's mind, and there was nothing he could do to take Kristen out of the equation. He was stuck. There was certainly no ease in his voice when he chose to speak again, but all things considered he was coming across much calmer than he thought he was capable of pretending to be. ]
You know what? Fine. Clearly this discussion is going nowhere, so fine. I concede. You've known what's best many times in the past. Who am I to argue? [ That Ed often saw things in the most beneficial light was the truth, but Oswald did want to argue. He just... couldn't. Didn't have a choice. ]