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A huff, soft and dismissive. “Nehh.” The bracelet squeezes as Yu’ung drapes his arms around Apollo and idly plays with a crease in his sleeve.

“Hmm. I said you could say that again. And it was worth me repeating too. Whatever, it doesn’t matter.” 

Five shots in, and Daryan is still doing far better than the attorney with the winning smile. Is this what Gavin saw in him when they’d first met? A cute guy with a penchant for the truth, and a winning smile? Is it any wonder his flirtatious friend had been suckered in, willing to follow his lead towards true justice?

Never mind that - there’s no way he’d just thought of Sleeves as a cute guy. 

He takes another shot to chase away the idea. 

“Nah, we can head out. I’ll just get -- ... Erh...” When Apollo keeps talking, he quiets down so he doesn’t interrupt this very interesting confession he’s being entrusted with. It’s... only a little surprising to hear that Apollo hadn’t always been a shining paragon of justice. No one so jaded, so snide, could possibly have made it to adulthood without trouble all through their days. 

What is surprising, however, is to hear that Short-Stop hadn’t just gotten into fights, but had hurt someone badly enough in self-defense that he can - on some level - relate to Daryan. It’s enough to tug on his heart, really. No one deserves to be in a position like that; alone and left to stop the trouble even after reaching out for help. 

That hopelessness that leads to desperation enough that someone would do something so crazy - He shakes his head, interrupting that line of thought. 

“I’m... Sorry. Genuinely. That you had to go through that...” He nods a little and looks down at his empty shot glass.

“Smuggling wasn’t the go-to, I want you to know that. Our first idea wasn’t to just... jump to felonies. I can be a dumb, angry, violent idiot, but I was a detective, and before that I was a cop. I don’t like committing crimes, I like stopping them. But... the CJ and I... we were out of options.” 

If Apollo’s letting things slip tonight, he might as well share some information himself and make it a fair trade, even if his buddy here isn’t aware there is one.

no

You said it, kid. Sounds ridiculous.

Larry shakes his head again--and then perks up after a moment.

i wanted a REAL secret

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