Kieron. Before I was a sorcerer I headed the best neurosurgery team in the world. What that meant was, if someone made it to my operating table they had already received the worst news of their lives. This is because of how the brain works, which is to say that if something is urgently amiss and complex enough to require high-level specialized care, you don’t often have the luxury of remaining ignorant to the problem before you end up under the knife.
During my time in medicine, even children got to know when we were cutting something out that shouldn’t have been there. I know you want to protect your friend. Just know how it sounds, to worry about his agency when you aren’t giving him much to begin with.
[ stephen’s tone isn’t accusatory or argumentative, though. at the end of the day this isn’t his circus. ]
The important thing is, he’s not doing so hot right now. And the thing I saw in him might have hurt him badly if I looked any closer. So before we wade further in this moral swamp, I do want to know: you don’t strike me as a practitioner. On whose authority can you guarantee me the entity in Andy Graham’s body won’t bring him to further harm?
( he doubts literally any of those kids or adults or whatever really wanted to know what was going on with them. they probably would have wanted the luxury of remaining ignorant or whatever, but he's not going to bring that up to some ex neurosurgeon slash current sorcerer. )
When I first met Andy, he was a lot worse. Smelled a lot worse, like an actively rotting corpse just barely holding itself together. I'm not a magician or a witch or a sorcerer or whatever, but it wasn't like Elliot pulled him together and put something in him just so it'd kill him more. The demon in him is pulling his body back together, working to repair the damage. You're right in that I don't know the logistics of it, but I'm sure it's protecting him. Sometimes I'll be with him and I'll start feeling it--like a terrifying presence radiating off of him or something. But it's only ever when Andy's in danger, or when he's stressed.
Take my word with whatever weight you want to, but I'm not new to Andy, or stuff like this.
( but he is pulling himself up to his feet, raises a hand to scratch against the scruff on his jawline. )
Just because something could be bad doesn't mean it is.
( he could argue further: that andy's quality of life actually seems better now, that he's getting better, that ky can tell even if stephen strange and other andy seem to think they clearly know better and know he's getting worse.
but arguing with them doesn't seem to be getting him anywhere, so ky opts to drop it instead. )
Could you send me back? I was in the middle of something.
[ stephen’s mouth tightens a little, but only a little. he gets it, or at least he thinks he does; but for now kieron’s trust isn’t something he can earn today, and more importantly it isn’t something he needs yet to investigate andy’s situation further. ]
I’ll be in touch.
[ those same sparks spiral upwards from beneath kieron is seated. he receives a first-class ticket right back to where he was when stephen plucked him out of thin air, puzzle and all. ]
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During my time in medicine, even children got to know when we were cutting something out that shouldn’t have been there. I know you want to protect your friend. Just know how it sounds, to worry about his agency when you aren’t giving him much to begin with.
[ stephen’s tone isn’t accusatory or argumentative, though. at the end of the day this isn’t his circus. ]
The important thing is, he’s not doing so hot right now. And the thing I saw in him might have hurt him badly if I looked any closer. So before we wade further in this moral swamp, I do want to know: you don’t strike me as a practitioner. On whose authority can you guarantee me the entity in Andy Graham’s body won’t bring him to further harm?
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When I first met Andy, he was a lot worse. Smelled a lot worse, like an actively rotting corpse just barely holding itself together. I'm not a magician or a witch or a sorcerer or whatever, but it wasn't like Elliot pulled him together and put something in him just so it'd kill him more. The demon in him is pulling his body back together, working to repair the damage. You're right in that I don't know the logistics of it, but I'm sure it's protecting him. Sometimes I'll be with him and I'll start feeling it--like a terrifying presence radiating off of him or something. But it's only ever when Andy's in danger, or when he's stressed.
Take my word with whatever weight you want to, but I'm not new to Andy, or stuff like this.
( but he is pulling himself up to his feet, raises a hand to scratch against the scruff on his jawline. )
Just because something could be bad doesn't mean it is.
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So he’s got a guardian angel. If that’s true, great. It’s still impeding the quality of his life now, which to me is worth a look.
[ a pause. and then, a little pained, as if it’s obvious: ]
I won’t hurt him.
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but arguing with them doesn't seem to be getting him anywhere, so ky opts to drop it instead. )
Could you send me back? I was in the middle of something.
( clearly his jigsaw puzzle misses him. )
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I’ll be in touch.
[ those same sparks spiral upwards from beneath kieron is seated. he receives a first-class ticket right back to where he was when stephen plucked him out of thin air, puzzle and all. ]