[Maybe one day he'll even learn. But today the habits surrounding text messages that can be sent and received in the blink of an eye has his ire--it's convenient, yes, but to him, it remains a craven way to communicate. It doesn't require a person to commit anything of themselves. The weak-willed and strong-minded alike can throw down a gauntlet, safe in the knowledge they can't be challenged or expected to show their mettle.
He'd hated it near every second he was there, but in some ways the Badlands had been more honest; face-to-face actions with a knife in hand at least forces out one's true character better than words and a device.]
You could start by explaining how it makes any sense for you to claim you know the whereabouts of a missing person but not want to show they're alive.
[It's absolutely rhetorical. He hopes his incredibly unhelpful pen pal is reading this.]
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He'd hated it near every second he was there, but in some ways the Badlands had been more honest; face-to-face actions with a knife in hand at least forces out one's true character better than words and a device.]
You could start by explaining how it makes any sense for you to claim you know the whereabouts of a missing person but not want to show they're alive.
[It's absolutely rhetorical. He hopes his incredibly unhelpful pen pal is reading this.]