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“This’ll be interesting. I haven’t really…” he rubs at the back of his neck self-consciously. “I mean, this was always a holiday I’d just stay in with Beef and drink ‘til I blacked out.” He adds in a distracted murmur, “This and most other holidays, I guess…”
Mandy gives him a look — the one she’s gradually perfected for those moments where Robert says something deeply alarming or depressing about his past and doesn’t quite seem to realize it — and he smiles apologetically and continues, “Yeah, this’ll be fun, I think. Just… might be a little glued to your side at first.”
SDN's sponsoring a high-profile New Year's Eve gala, and both Mecha Man and Blonde Blazer are expected to attend. Turns out Robert's not great with crowds — or fireworks.
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“Sorry, that was probably a weird analogy. Just… I don’t think you can linger on every moment like that you’ve ever lived through without going a little crazy, you know?”
“Yeah, actually,” she sighs, and there’s something tired in it that grabs Robert’s attention, enough that he looks up and notices she’s looking away now, staring out towards the Hollywood sign in the distance. He’s never seen Blazer brooding — can’t really imagine what that would even look like — but this comes close.
“What’s that tone mean?”
[An extended take on the second conversation atop the billboard during episode 7, and a closer look at Mandy and Robert.]