[He feels like an idiot, when he says any manner of ridiculous things at any other time with a completely straight face, without flinching. This is embarrassing. He slogs on anyway, shaking his head.]
No, not like that. I mean okay, that too, don't do that, but like... don't try to muscle me. Him.
Like... [He laughs then, finding his footing as he switches the topic ever so slightly to one side of himself, warming to his subject.] Okay, when I was paired with Cain, I tried to muscle him with my authority just one time: I took away his booze because I was pissed off.
He beat the ever loving shit out of me and Felix had to shoot him to get him off. That's what I mean: some inmates you can impress by flexing your stubborn. Cain wasn't one of 'em. I wouldn't be, either. I doubt I - he is.
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No, not like that. I mean okay, that too, don't do that, but like... don't try to muscle me. Him.
Like... [He laughs then, finding his footing as he switches the topic ever so slightly to one side of himself, warming to his subject.] Okay, when I was paired with Cain, I tried to muscle him with my authority just one time: I took away his booze because I was pissed off.
He beat the ever loving shit out of me and Felix had to shoot him to get him off. That's what I mean: some inmates you can impress by flexing your stubborn. Cain wasn't one of 'em. I wouldn't be, either. I doubt I - he is.