[It's not a helpful reply and he knows it. He isn't trying to be difficult, and maybe that's visible in the way his eyes focus on the floor, in the pressing line of his mouth. He can't figure out how to express it. Is he even allowed to? Dave was so worried that Jake had even a sense of what was going on. He definitely has never told Karkat jack shit. Even if Dirk could find a way to speak, he shouldn't.
Even so, he doesn't want to leave Hinata like that. He tries, but he doesn't think he can do well.]
Unfortunately, that assumes too many ideal conditions about interlocutors. Truthfulness, a willingness to share, the self-knowledge required to express accuracy. Not all of those can be consistently present. It's why you're trying to read me right now: the conversation isn't in its ideal form. Right?
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[It's not a helpful reply and he knows it. He isn't trying to be difficult, and maybe that's visible in the way his eyes focus on the floor, in the pressing line of his mouth. He can't figure out how to express it. Is he even allowed to? Dave was so worried that Jake had even a sense of what was going on. He definitely has never told Karkat jack shit. Even if Dirk could find a way to speak, he shouldn't.
Even so, he doesn't want to leave Hinata like that. He tries, but he doesn't think he can do well.]
Unfortunately, that assumes too many ideal conditions about interlocutors. Truthfulness, a willingness to share, the self-knowledge required to express accuracy. Not all of those can be consistently present. It's why you're trying to read me right now: the conversation isn't in its ideal form. Right?