Oh my God, this is just proving his point. Strange just kind of blatantly stares at Steven for a moment, not entirely sure what to do now. How is he being mean! This is just pointing out the obvious and trying to find an explanation!
He looks away from Steven and bites down the urge to swear. Instead, Strange scrunches up his eyes in aggravation as he rubs the bridge of his nose. Why was it just like this with Steven! He could have plenty of conversations with other carnival members and plenty of conversations with other younger carnival members, why was it always with this particular child that things ended up going wrong?!
"Look, what do you consider being 'mean'? If you called me a skinny madman who can't throw a punch, would that be mean? Because that's not mean, that's simply the truth!"
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He looks away from Steven and bites down the urge to swear. Instead, Strange scrunches up his eyes in aggravation as he rubs the bridge of his nose. Why was it just like this with Steven! He could have plenty of conversations with other carnival members and plenty of conversations with other younger carnival members, why was it always with this particular child that things ended up going wrong?!
"Look, what do you consider being 'mean'? If you called me a skinny madman who can't throw a punch, would that be mean? Because that's not mean, that's simply the truth!"