NHS Catchall

[burningrescue]

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[unanswering]

[He steps back slightly, after that, expression a little guarded, fan over his mouth-- but then he just exhales a brief sigh.]

...he made it look like it was something else. Nobody-- no one else knew. They've all trusted him.

[burningrescue]

I'm sorry. That sounds awful.

[Like. He was betrayed and still wants to trust people, but he still gets it.]

It's definitely way harder to trust people after something like that happened, right? Every time, I always think to myself, am I just being a big idiot again?

[unanswering]

-it is. It's been a risk I couldn't take.

[His brow furrows, a little.]

He wouldn't suspect me, but if anyone got too close and slipped-- he removed anyone he thought was a threat.

[Better not to risk anyone else, then, or risk them tipping his hand.]