SHIRO CATCHALL

[laid]

(I never have memes on hand just pretend there's a good one about middle aged men complaining about being old)

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[lionson]

[Ah. That.]

I've got sons of my own, and they're even about his age. I talked to him like I would talk to them, if I thought one of them was hiding something from me.

Kids like that...they do want to be treated like adults. But they also want reassurance sometimes too.

[laid]

Ah, that explains it then.

I spent a fair bit of time babysittin' my boss' kid, but I guess that's the sorta skill ya don't pick up unless they're properly yours, huh?
[He's in awe of the dad skills.]

[lionson]

What's this 'properly' stuff? Blood relatives? Because I can tell you right now: blood doesn't make the family. Caring for each other, that's what counts.

But I guess raising those kids as my sons did give me an advantage, yeah. I've had plenty of time to learn how kids act.

[laid]

Maybe I just want an excuse fer not havin' your keen skills at it, huh?

[He couldn't have done what Shiro did, he's sure of that. He would have botched it up and made it worse. A situation that delicate...]

[lionson]

Ha! That's fair. You can just say that though, there's no shame in it. Everyone's good at their own thing.

[laid]

You sure about that? Surely there are some of us who end up bein' mediocre in a wide variety of fields.

[lionson]

I'm sure there are people who are mediocre in a lot of things, but they still have their own special skill. Sometimes it just takes a while to find.

[laid]

Hey, don't go using yer encouraging dad logic on me.

[It won't work!!! He's too old and jaded!!!!]