[ He wants to give her an out from being around him — even if it's just over phone like this. Whatever happened, it was horrible and disturbing and he hurt her, and it's kind of Peter's worst nightmare now. That he'll hurt the people he's grown to care about in this place. His friends.
Ruby's telling him he doesn't have to go, reassuring him, and he wants to listen to her, but he's so afraid. He wants to run like he always does, except...... except he can't. He has to at least tell her what he knows first, even if it's horrible. ]
I— Ruby, I— I'm not me. Not anymore. Not... all the time.
[ She needs to know that he's someone she should be afraid to be around. ]
The thing that's inside me.... I do know what it is. It's a demon. I know how that sounds, but it's true. And I can't— control it.
You... You need to stay away from me. I don't want to hurt you ever again.
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Ruby's telling him he doesn't have to go, reassuring him, and he wants to listen to her, but he's so afraid. He wants to run like he always does, except...... except he can't. He has to at least tell her what he knows first, even if it's horrible. ]
I— Ruby, I— I'm not me. Not anymore. Not... all the time.
[ She needs to know that he's someone she should be afraid to be around. ]
The thing that's inside me.... I do know what it is. It's a demon. I know how that sounds, but it's true. And I can't— control it.
You... You need to stay away from me. I don't want to hurt you ever again.