[ He already feels guilty hiding what he can do as long as he has. Now that he's proven Useful, he intends to tell their de facto leader. He just ... Hasn't gotten around to it yet. Given how deep he has to focus on Wrench, he should probably tell him, too.
Rather than answer with signing, he makes a clear grimace at 'good thing or bad thing' as a question, the expression deep enough to make obvious that the answer to that is a firm 'no'.
The litany of nicknames - it gets another awkward somewhat bashful smile, makes Gerard's heart ache a little bit. Friends gave nicknames. He never had friends.
Always wanted to have friends that called me 'Gerry'.
It's easy enough to confess. The knowledge he never had any is an old wound that's mostly faded into the background pain of his life. ]
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Rather than answer with signing, he makes a clear grimace at 'good thing or bad thing' as a question, the expression deep enough to make obvious that the answer to that is a firm 'no'.
The litany of nicknames - it gets another awkward somewhat bashful smile, makes Gerard's heart ache a little bit. Friends gave nicknames. He never had friends.
Always wanted to have friends that called me 'Gerry'.
It's easy enough to confess. The knowledge he never had any is an old wound that's mostly faded into the background pain of his life. ]