♻ 019 | audio

[tucky]

[filtered to Letty]

Can I talk to you?

[filtered to Roderick]

Can you come and see me? I'm in 603.

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[tucky]

But you'd be really good at it.

[characterdefect]

I like who I am, though.

[tucky]

You could still be the same person. Just the same person who doesn't kill people.

[characterdefect]

But that's part of who I am.

[tucky]

Maybe it's not. Maybe it's just something you do.

[characterdefect]

With respect, Tiffany, it's not.

You really ought to talk to Horatio, though. You'd agree about a lot. [This somewhat bitterly.]

[tucky]

[She shrinks back a little at his tone.]

I don't want you not liking me.

[characterdefect]

I like you. I just think maybe you don't understand me as well as I thought you did.

[tucky]

... I want you to love me, like you said you did in Paris. I want to be in your family. I want to understand you.

[characterdefect]

Then you need to lay off trying to change me for a little while. Okay? I can only take one person doing it at a time.

[tucky]

I'm not trying to change you. I want you to stop hurting my friends.

[characterdefect]

So make me a list.

[tucky]

... It's a long list.

[characterdefect]

Is it everybody?

[tucky]

Sorry.

[characterdefect]

I don't know if that's gonna work out.

[tucky]

... It ain't about trying to change you. Really, it's not. I don't believe in trying to change people, 'cause when I came here nobody tried to change me.

[characterdefect]

Then what's it about, Tiffany?

[He just sounds tired.]

[tucky]

It's about me not believing you got to hurt people to be yourself.

[characterdefect]

You think I'm lying to you?

[tucky]

No, but I think maybe you don't know any different. I know how that feels.

[characterdefect]

What is it that you think I'm missing?

[tucky]

Things that make you feel good that aren't killing people.

[characterdefect]

I feel good spending time with people I love. Like you.

[tucky]

But it's not enough, right? So maybe you need to find something that's enough.