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And it was probably for the best that he switched to "definite weirdo" in Matty's mind. Because no, he was not trying to be edgy. Pain lanced through his chest at the accusation and he shifted uncomfortably, really preferring not to talk about it. His eyes shifted down to the bracelet on his wrist.

"I never wanted to be a bad person," he said, looking back over at the boy. Clarence was almost desperate to be able to open up about this, but he didn't know if this boy would accept him or turn him away without question. There was no way to know how much of this he would even understand. "Sometimes you don't have a choice." 

His eyes burned with tears and he wiped his paw roughly across them. "You're lucky to have never had to hurt someone else. It's horrible," he whispered, looking back toward the water.