[Hell, it was only a matter of time before they got to That Point. Their very first conversation was edging up against That Point. This was inevitable, and it doesn't surprise him when she asks. If anything it's kind of funny, because asking Stanford Pines to give a concise answer to that question is hilarious and nobody knows that better than the man himself.
He could deflect with that. It would be easy to come out with some platitude about how they'd be here all night if he tried to explain, about how the list is too long. But she's not asking about the whole laundry list, she's asking about a very specific part of his life, and the answer to that question in that context is very simple.]
When we first spoke you told me about your powers. About your sister.
[He is leading up to something here, he swears, but it's hard to talk about. Even after atoning for it (or at least starting to), it's still an ache in his chest worse than any of the other hundreds of aches he's accumulated.]
I have a brother. You might have heard my father mention him.
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He could deflect with that. It would be easy to come out with some platitude about how they'd be here all night if he tried to explain, about how the list is too long. But she's not asking about the whole laundry list, she's asking about a very specific part of his life, and the answer to that question in that context is very simple.]
When we first spoke you told me about your powers. About your sister.
[He is leading up to something here, he swears, but it's hard to talk about. Even after atoning for it (or at least starting to), it's still an ache in his chest worse than any of the other hundreds of aches he's accumulated.]
I have a brother. You might have heard my father mention him.