[Well, it's not like he actually trusted some unilateral 'forgiveness' anyway. And when pressed for what he'd do, he's not even sure. Argue about what he thinks Max thinks about him and his 'family friendly' rating, but that was probably actually too real to count in a bet.
Letting Ash think that doesn't seem like the 'right' move but with his history of 'right', it's best to just stop thinking for himself and let it all happen. Ash'll stay with him and they'll have a fun enough life drinking, he'll get in more normal than he thinks he deserves for Michael's sake, might find himself settling into it and realizing it, if the fantastical meetings with world famous musicians in foreign ports doesn't delay the sense that 'normal' has become 'normal' for too long.
Come to think of it, nothing ever even came of the oddities in Japan, did it? Even all of that really was just harmless 'Ash is attractive' setups, then.
See? Normal's not in the cards for Ash. His idea of 'right' isn't anything to act on. Better to drink and leave thinking to the smart people.]
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Letting Ash think that doesn't seem like the 'right' move but with his history of 'right', it's best to just stop thinking for himself and let it all happen. Ash'll stay with him and they'll have a fun enough life drinking, he'll get in more normal than he thinks he deserves for Michael's sake, might find himself settling into it and realizing it, if the fantastical meetings with world famous musicians in foreign ports doesn't delay the sense that 'normal' has become 'normal' for too long.
Come to think of it, nothing ever even came of the oddities in Japan, did it? Even all of that really was just harmless 'Ash is attractive' setups, then.
See? Normal's not in the cards for Ash. His idea of 'right' isn't anything to act on. Better to drink and leave thinking to the smart people.]