[It's hedging and he knows it, stalling to get his thoughts in the right order and in to something that's not going to sound like he thought Riku was an idiot, because he didn't. Even before the rescue at the docks and by the river, Riku had showed him just how easy it would be to control someone. How dangerous trust could be.
Quentin pulls one leg up on the chair and rests his arms around his bent knee.]
I just didn't think you had it in you. You want them to think of us as irreplaceable. Think it'll work?
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[It's hedging and he knows it, stalling to get his thoughts in the right order and in to something that's not going to sound like he thought Riku was an idiot, because he didn't. Even before the rescue at the docks and by the river, Riku had showed him just how easy it would be to control someone. How dangerous trust could be.
Quentin pulls one leg up on the chair and rests his arms around his bent knee.]
I just didn't think you had it in you. You want them to think of us as irreplaceable. Think it'll work?