[But nobody ever seems to believe Jean. Bewitched by the shitkid. She knows now, though, and he takes quiet satisfaction in that, as if he wasn't the one who talked with Harry behind her back. Horse-faced woman. He doesn't know if it's sadder that Judit thought they were friends, or that Harry managed to pretend they were for that long.
Jean feels a pang of loneliness. He misses Jude. His brain has been nagging at him for awhile now to seek out that kind of contact again, but he's not going to find another Judit here, so why bother? They weren't even especially close. She just felt safe to be around. Comfortable only by virtue of not being uncomfortable. He'd try to be safe for her, too, but now she's gone, and he's alone.]
What? Yeah—yeah.
[He almost smiles at the recognition; it's some kind of progress. Even if it is for Joseph fucking Mills and not anything actually important.]
JM and JM—Judit Minot and Joseph Mills. Stupid fucking asshole—and I mean that. He was shit to her, he was shit to everyone else, and he got beaten to death while they were out on a call. Wouldn't be able to solve a murder if the weapon got shoved up his asshole. Real ape-type.
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[But nobody ever seems to believe Jean. Bewitched by the shitkid. She knows now, though, and he takes quiet satisfaction in that, as if he wasn't the one who talked with Harry behind her back. Horse-faced woman. He doesn't know if it's sadder that Judit thought they were friends, or that Harry managed to pretend they were for that long.
Jean feels a pang of loneliness. He misses Jude. His brain has been nagging at him for awhile now to seek out that kind of contact again, but he's not going to find another Judit here, so why bother? They weren't even especially close. She just felt safe to be around. Comfortable only by virtue of not being uncomfortable. He'd try to be safe for her, too, but now she's gone, and he's alone.]
What? Yeah—yeah.
[He almost smiles at the recognition; it's some kind of progress. Even if it is for Joseph fucking Mills and not anything actually important.]
JM and JM—Judit Minot and Joseph Mills. Stupid fucking asshole—and I mean that. He was shit to her, he was shit to everyone else, and he got beaten to death while they were out on a call. Wouldn't be able to solve a murder if the weapon got shoved up his asshole. Real ape-type.