"He's a bully, he ain't that scary. Back in Georgia, I had a heap of boys like that. That ain't as scary as they look, they just -- like you say, it's a dog with a bone. It's not that bad. You ride out the worst and hit them where it hurts." Sooner or later, guys like this, they always crumpled. Paper men always did. Acting like they were made of real shit but they never were. And he didn't fancy this Lyle asshole as anything special. He sighed and tilted his head back, watching the way everyone here was just kind of ... meh.

There was a real off mood. Usually by now, the Joker fucking threw something or there was a weird tea party thing from Jervis but no. The vibe was seriously wrong. Jonathan hated it.

"You know you can lodge a complaint. They don't do shit for cruelty but they really don't like the slurs, the higher ups. I know, I know, tattling is like base level but it'd at least get him under investigation if you're that scared. Just need a witness or two." And Jonathan would be one. Hell, he'd report this shit later today during therapy. Leland would never stand for this kind of language.