[ He has a pretty strong drive to be considered good, good at things. To get approval and not disappoint. Being "okay" at anything is what, par? Who wants to be par? ]
I want to keep up with you.
[ Which he almost is, if you squint. He's leaning closer now, pressing into his side with a wide smile, half hidden with his hand and ducked head.
Tim drops to a whisper, in hopes of encouraging Loki to do the same without making an overblown denial of the question for everyone else. If he doesn't say anything, no one will remember. ]
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[ He has a pretty strong drive to be considered good, good at things. To get approval and not disappoint. Being "okay" at anything is what, par? Who wants to be par? ]
I want to keep up with you.
[ Which he almost is, if you squint. He's leaning closer now, pressing into his side with a wide smile, half hidden with his hand and ducked head.
Tim drops to a whisper, in hopes of encouraging Loki to do the same without making an overblown denial of the question for everyone else. If he doesn't say anything, no one will remember. ]
Depends. Are you going to keep your voice down?