(Eddie was raised to be a good boy. Richie wasn't really raised period. He was, as Eddie and the others would put it, an acquired taste. There was a reason the bunch of them only had each other as friends. Eddie was split between wanting to defend Richie, and wanting to roll his eyes into eternity.
Although Jean mentioning knocking Richie on his ass does swing Eddie into feeling a little defensive. If only because they did deal with bullying so much, and although Jean didn't seem it...Eddie wasn't naive enough to think that people could do things that you didn't expect.)
Please don't! (He squeaks out. Jean might be a girl, but she was bigger than them, and Eddie knew girls could be as mean as boys. He looks genuinely concerned for a moment.)
He really can't help it. He doesn't have self-awareness. Just tell him to 'beep beep' if he gets too much. He'll realize he's crossed a line.
(He's speaking in a bit of a rush, hoping to at least sway her to not knock Richie flat on his ass- no matter how much he might seem like he deserves it.)
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Although Jean mentioning knocking Richie on his ass does swing Eddie into feeling a little defensive. If only because they did deal with bullying so much, and although Jean didn't seem it...Eddie wasn't naive enough to think that people could do things that you didn't expect.)
Please don't! (He squeaks out. Jean might be a girl, but she was bigger than them, and Eddie knew girls could be as mean as boys. He looks genuinely concerned for a moment.)
He really can't help it. He doesn't have self-awareness. Just tell him to 'beep beep' if he gets too much. He'll realize he's crossed a line.
(He's speaking in a bit of a rush, hoping to at least sway her to not knock Richie flat on his ass- no matter how much he might seem like he deserves it.)