Oh, [ he breathes out, like he's been struck with a blow, ] please don't show me any respect right now, it's absolutely farcical.
[ Harold simply can't handle the pretense that he's in charge in any way. Not right now. Not with all his mistakes come back for others to pay the price for him.
He tries forcibly to reorient himself to the actual conversation that's currently happening. ] May I ask what you're doing here? [ Even thawing out of shock, painful as healing frostbite, Harold is polite. ]
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[ Harold simply can't handle the pretense that he's in charge in any way. Not right now. Not with all his mistakes come back for others to pay the price for him.
He tries forcibly to reorient himself to the actual conversation that's currently happening. ] May I ask what you're doing here? [ Even thawing out of shock, painful as healing frostbite, Harold is polite. ]