[ Pressing a hand against the wall again, IV takes in what Roy tells him and offers a bit of a shrug in return, his smirk fading as he thinks on it. ]
The thought's crossed my mind a few times. [ Though, he laughs unexpectedly, just a quiet chuckle, and he shakes his head. ] Even when I was a kid, I would try to run away from home with no one but my dog with me. What an idiot, right?
[ He sighs and gives Dogmeat a final scratch behind his ears, and he pushes himself to a stand, not bothering to step away from Roy in the least, and sliding his hand up the wall with him as he goes. ]
Either way, there are crazy people no matter where you go, no matter what family you come from. Some would say I'm crazy, but I think they're full of shit. I've just got a lot going on in my head, you know? [ He taps his temple with his free hand. ] A lot of shit to sort out up here. Plus getting away from my family... well, it's no different than how I was treated back then or even now. I'd just be doing them the favor of taking that first step.
[ Despite the lighter mood he'd tried to keep, it's clear it's darkened and he's dealing with too many emotions at once - the loneliness, the anger and hate and jealousy and sadness and it's stupid, there's no reason to let them even affect him when they aren't even fucking here, and IV squeezes his eyes shut to try to ignore it, to ignore the way he's affecting the environment with his negativity.
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The thought's crossed my mind a few times. [ Though, he laughs unexpectedly, just a quiet chuckle, and he shakes his head. ] Even when I was a kid, I would try to run away from home with no one but my dog with me. What an idiot, right?
[ He sighs and gives Dogmeat a final scratch behind his ears, and he pushes himself to a stand, not bothering to step away from Roy in the least, and sliding his hand up the wall with him as he goes. ]
Either way, there are crazy people no matter where you go, no matter what family you come from. Some would say I'm crazy, but I think they're full of shit. I've just got a lot going on in my head, you know? [ He taps his temple with his free hand. ] A lot of shit to sort out up here. Plus getting away from my family... well, it's no different than how I was treated back then or even now. I'd just be doing them the favor of taking that first step.
[ Despite the lighter mood he'd tried to keep, it's clear it's darkened and he's dealing with too many emotions at once - the loneliness, the anger and hate and jealousy and sadness and it's stupid, there's no reason to let them even affect him when they aren't even fucking here, and IV squeezes his eyes shut to try to ignore it, to ignore the way he's affecting the environment with his negativity.
He can't go scaring Dogmeat, now can he? ]
Whatever. They aren't even here.