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Lyndsey Resnick's avatar

Poor Claudia! Accepting her fate, yet giving Jeremy the heads-up on his future.

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Mata Haggis-Burridge's avatar

The question for Jeremy is:did she really see those things, or did she just say them, knowing it would make him storm out of the tent and harm's way?

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Lyndsey Resnick's avatar

When I read it I thought it was a combination of both? The way you described her view of him. She could surmise what image he was trying to project. She seems to have told him about his family, but didn't sugar coat it. Could guess he would be quick to anger. She went straight for the serious and told him to leave. She wasn't plying him for cash as she might, otherwise.

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Mata Haggis-Burridge's avatar

❤️ I'm so glad this came across in the writing!

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Jared Lambert's avatar

If I had been told I'd be an alcoholic loser as a kid, I would've become a successful doctor out of spite. Where was Claudia when I needed her? lol

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Mata Haggis-Burridge's avatar

She was a smart one! Never underestimate the motivational power of spite 😁

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