[He turns as they walk to talk to Hermann even as he's being herded outside. He rounds the front of the car and pulls open the door, climbing inside without buckling back up.
Newt thought he could have this conversation. He's not so sure now.]
Is it...
[It's NOT you. Don't ask. Don't make him say it. You know it's not and you don't need the buttpats, Newt. Stop. It's the speed. It's not even the marriage thing. Hermann was very happy last February when you discussed an interest in marrying him. You know this. You KNOW this.
Do you know this?]
It's too spontaneous, right? You need a plan, a formula to follow, and I threw a wrench in the works. Right? [His voice squeaks and his speech gets faster, more worked up.] Is there anything else, though? I mean, now's the time to have this discussion, right, not when we've got a judge waiting and the licence bought and all of that? ...Right?
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[He turns as they walk to talk to Hermann even as he's being herded outside. He rounds the front of the car and pulls open the door, climbing inside without buckling back up.
Newt thought he could have this conversation. He's not so sure now.]
Is it...
[It's NOT you. Don't ask. Don't make him say it. You know it's not and you don't need the buttpats, Newt. Stop. It's the speed. It's not even the marriage thing. Hermann was very happy last February when you discussed an interest in marrying him. You know this. You KNOW this.
Do you know this?]
It's too spontaneous, right? You need a plan, a formula to follow, and I threw a wrench in the works. Right? [His voice squeaks and his speech gets faster, more worked up.] Is there anything else, though? I mean, now's the time to have this discussion, right, not when we've got a judge waiting and the licence bought and all of that? ...Right?