I'm glad you had fun. [Although he's still clearly concerned he isn't having fun now.] You were great out there. Some of the lyrics you switched up were really smart.
[He means it, but it feels especially important to boost Ryan's confidence now. He doesn't want him to feel brushed off, but he does want him to be proud of what they've done. They had a good show. It went well. Most importantly, they're together. Ryan doesn't need to go through his problems alone.]
It might be a real thing. Some stuff's hard to let go of, even when you know things are different now.
[He doesn't interrupt Ryan's college party story, even when he pauses. Mostly because he doesn't want to chance diverting him, but there's admittedly a part of him that just doesn't like being wrong, and he knows he will be. He knows Ryan's about to tell him something unthinkably low.
When he does let him in on the answer, Min bristles visibly beneath the hood of his costume.]
You shouldn't have taken that job. You're worth so much more than $30.
[He should know. He listened to the promo cassette Ryan had sent his family over and over. He learned every lyric and every note just to find some way to feel close to Ryan when they'd been so far apart. He can't imagine going to a party and hearing someone put so much heart into their music only to ignore them point blank. And to know they'd paid him so little on top of that...
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[He means it, but it feels especially important to boost Ryan's confidence now. He doesn't want him to feel brushed off, but he does want him to be proud of what they've done. They had a good show. It went well. Most importantly, they're together. Ryan doesn't need to go through his problems alone.]
It might be a real thing. Some stuff's hard to let go of, even when you know things are different now.
[He doesn't interrupt Ryan's college party story, even when he pauses. Mostly because he doesn't want to chance diverting him, but there's admittedly a part of him that just doesn't like being wrong, and he knows he will be. He knows Ryan's about to tell him something unthinkably low.
When he does let him in on the answer, Min bristles visibly beneath the hood of his costume.]
You shouldn't have taken that job. You're worth so much more than $30.
[He should know. He listened to the promo cassette Ryan had sent his family over and over. He learned every lyric and every note just to find some way to feel close to Ryan when they'd been so far apart. He can't imagine going to a party and hearing someone put so much heart into their music only to ignore them point blank. And to know they'd paid him so little on top of that...
It makes him angry.]