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“Hey, you’re doing great, you know that?”
His tone felt more sincere than Jez felt was warranted. It didn’t sound like just a light attempt at preserving Jez’s feelings. He almost sounded… concerned.
“I’m not doing much of anything,” Jez retorted, letting his posture slouch. Something whispered from somewhere in the back of his mind that he must’ve looked a bit like a petulant child doing that. The idea embarrassed him, but he didn’t exactly feel the need to correct it.
“That’s not–” Guest hesitated. He usually didn’t. With a huff, he cut himself off and changed course. “That’s uh, the beauty of fishing, I guess. Patience.”
Jez turned his head to look back at him, raising an eyebrow. “And you do this for fun?” He didn’t mean to sound so judgmental but, well, the sentence was already out there. And truly, he meant the sentiment. This clearly wasn’t the most riveting thing the man could be doing outside of war.
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Guest 1337 takes Jez on a fishing trip just like his father used to. At the lake, they have an unexpected discussion about loss, grief, expectations, and finding your own identity.