It's lightened the mood a bit, which he's grateful for. There's still more he could say on the subject - there's a lot he thinks about this guy, it turns out - but he's managed to get across the salient points. And most importantly, Carlisle believes him. It's a huge relief, seeing him start to relax. The cloud of uncertainty surrounding Qubit's motives had weeks and weeks to thicken, to the point where even Qubit couldn't see through it, much less dispel it. Clearing the air like this helps them both. ]
It's all right. I'm sorry for giving you so much room to doubt. I never meant to be that secretive with you.
[ He'll have to be more open with him going forward, he knows that. He's known that for quite a while, technically, but this time he's actually going to follow through. Give him the basics, at the very least.
But... he'll need to redraw his boundaries somewhere. This isn't going to be a "no secrets" kind of friendship, tell you that for free. Complete transparency is just not the way Qubit operates, and that was true even before he had all these unforgiveable sins to hide. ]
... Old habits die hard, I suppose. It did serve a purpose, though, back home. I told you I was a superhero, at least, didn't I?
[ Carlisle definitely knows about the Paradigm, but he can't recall how well he explained that part. Emotions were running a little high at the time. ]
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It's lightened the mood a bit, which he's grateful for. There's still more he could say on the subject - there's a lot he thinks about this guy, it turns out - but he's managed to get across the salient points. And most importantly, Carlisle believes him. It's a huge relief, seeing him start to relax. The cloud of uncertainty surrounding Qubit's motives had weeks and weeks to thicken, to the point where even Qubit couldn't see through it, much less dispel it. Clearing the air like this helps them both. ]
It's all right. I'm sorry for giving you so much room to doubt. I never meant to be that secretive with you.
[ He'll have to be more open with him going forward, he knows that. He's known that for quite a while, technically, but this time he's actually going to follow through. Give him the basics, at the very least.
But... he'll need to redraw his boundaries somewhere. This isn't going to be a "no secrets" kind of friendship, tell you that for free. Complete transparency is just not the way Qubit operates, and that was true even before he had all these unforgiveable sins to hide. ]
... Old habits die hard, I suppose. It did serve a purpose, though, back home. I told you I was a superhero, at least, didn't I?
[ Carlisle definitely knows about the Paradigm, but he can't recall how well he explained that part. Emotions were running a little high at the time. ]