I think it's good to ask them every once in a while. [he tosses the pack at him, but holds off from handing him his lighter.] For reasons just like these.
[even without the presence of a psychotic double to complicate things, he likes to think that this question would have been brought up sooner or later. there are a lot of things unspoken between him and Venkman, but not the most important things.
sometimes Ray isn't the one who needs a good slap upside the head to stay grounded.]
...I've stuck around because it feels right. I guess I could go in-depth with a comparison to magnetism and opposite polarity, but sometimes less words work best. Er... If that even made sense.
[it really didn't, but then again, look where they are right now. this wouldn't have even been an issue if Halloween hadn't been so nonsensical. still, he continues:]
I didn't think much of you when I first met you. It was just "oh, there's another jock who's looking to cruise through on an easy degree". In that respect, I don't think we could be anymore different. But that's a good thing. It always is. You never had a reason to lie to me or stroke my ego. People have been picking me apart my entire life, but you're the first person I met who liked me for who I was, not for what I could do to benefit them. [he frowns, brow creasing, then shakes his head.] Sure, you picked up on that later, but I didn't care by then. Actually, I kind of wanted it because...
[he sighs again, finally resigning and passing the other man his lighter.]
...Because I wanted to be useful to you. To make you and Egon happy.
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Date: 2011-11-11 06:32 am (UTC)[even without the presence of a psychotic double to complicate things, he likes to think that this question would have been brought up sooner or later. there are a lot of things unspoken between him and Venkman, but not the most important things.
sometimes Ray isn't the one who needs a good slap upside the head to stay grounded.]
...I've stuck around because it feels right. I guess I could go in-depth with a comparison to magnetism and opposite polarity, but sometimes less words work best. Er... If that even made sense.
[it really didn't, but then again, look where they are right now. this wouldn't have even been an issue if Halloween hadn't been so nonsensical. still, he continues:]
I didn't think much of you when I first met you. It was just "oh, there's another jock who's looking to cruise through on an easy degree". In that respect, I don't think we could be anymore different. But that's a good thing. It always is. You never had a reason to lie to me or stroke my ego. People have been picking me apart my entire life, but you're the first person I met who liked me for who I was, not for what I could do to benefit them. [he frowns, brow creasing, then shakes his head.] Sure, you picked up on that later, but I didn't care by then. Actually, I kind of wanted it because...
[he sighs again, finally resigning and passing the other man his lighter.]
...Because I wanted to be useful to you. To make you and Egon happy.