there is a slight wince and a sigh at that response, though. okay... fine. he can't really argue with that.]
I never said I was going to... [he was absolutely considering it, he would've tried it if Noah didn't protest]
Knowing the response ahead of time... details like that aren't important, but if it's something you can only attempt once, it's common sense to want to maximize your success rate. If it's possible to make multiple attempts, there's less pressure to get it right the first time, but for something like this...
[if he says something wrong, if his plan goes off script, if he gets upset and does something stupid again... there are too many ways he could screw this up. and he doesn't even get an opportunity to practise? not even one redo?]
I don't want to make any mistakes. It has to go perfectly... that's the only way I can be sure.
no subject
there is a slight wince and a sigh at that response, though. okay... fine. he can't really argue with that.]
I never said I was going to... [he was absolutely considering it, he would've tried it if Noah didn't protest]
Knowing the response ahead of time... details like that aren't important, but if it's something you can only attempt once, it's common sense to want to maximize your success rate. If it's possible to make multiple attempts, there's less pressure to get it right the first time, but for something like this...
[if he says something wrong, if his plan goes off script, if he gets upset and does something stupid again... there are too many ways he could screw this up. and he doesn't even get an opportunity to practise? not even one redo?]
I don't want to make any mistakes. It has to go perfectly... that's the only way I can be sure.