[His bad. Most days, he leans on her reading of his unguarded thoughts to provide further context to his words. He voices the same thought more simply:]
If I raise my voice more often, will you do what I tell you?
[A bad habit to encourage, for the record. Michael gives in to anger often enough as it is.
He gives a quick nod. Her logic is sound. Josie is overbearing at the best of times; faced with a genuinely ill Wanda, her mothering would be suffocating. It'll be a left turn at the next fork in the road to take them to their destination.]
Try not to finish that before we complete our task, if you would. We do need some for the spriggans.
[He has a snack purse dedicated to Wanda on his person, too, but that's for later. He doubts the crunch of bone will encourage the spriggans to leave their hiding places.]
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If I raise my voice more often, will you do what I tell you?
[A bad habit to encourage, for the record. Michael gives in to anger often enough as it is.
He gives a quick nod. Her logic is sound. Josie is overbearing at the best of times; faced with a genuinely ill Wanda, her mothering would be suffocating. It'll be a left turn at the next fork in the road to take them to their destination.]
Try not to finish that before we complete our task, if you would. We do need some for the spriggans.
[He has a snack purse dedicated to Wanda on his person, too, but that's for later. He doubts the crunch of bone will encourage the spriggans to leave their hiding places.]