Lyle raised his hand to brush the tear of of Brainy's cheek, hesitated briefly -- what if Brainy didn't want to be touched, what if he didn't want his face touched right now where they'd ripped out his inhibitors, what if, what if -- then turned his hand to brush the tear away with the back of his hand instead. That wouldn't be too much, would it?
"You don't have to," he answered softly. He wasn't entirely certain what Brainy didn't have to do -- he didn't have to lie to him, sure; he didn't have to feel bad about it either; he didn't have to talk about it if he didn't want to...
"You never lied to me about anything important." Lyle's eyes went wide. "Urgent. Urgent!"
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Lyle raised his hand to brush the tear of of Brainy's cheek, hesitated briefly -- what if Brainy didn't want to be touched, what if he didn't want his face touched right now where they'd ripped out his inhibitors, what if, what if -- then turned his hand to brush the tear away with the back of his hand instead. That wouldn't be too much, would it?
"You don't have to," he answered softly. He wasn't entirely certain what Brainy didn't have to do -- he didn't have to lie to him, sure; he didn't have to feel bad about it either; he didn't have to talk about it if he didn't want to...
"You never lied to me about anything important." Lyle's eyes went wide. "Urgent. Urgent!"