yeah i'm kind of annoyed about that too but he knew willow before any of us did he was probably afraid she'd freak out like this not that it's entirely an excuse
[At the same time, this was different than the truth about Salem. Oz was struggling with something that had changed him in Trench, something that wasn't really anyone's business except for his potential to hurt others -- and he has to believe Oz would've warned them if it got that bad. He chooses to have that faith, because otherwise his claims of trust and desire for it in return is meaningless.]
no i couldn't do it
[He took it more personally than was strictly fair, he knows. He doesn't quite regret that, because he's still hurt by the sentiment overall, but with some distance, he realizes his reaction doesn't make sense without that context.]
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i'm kind of annoyed about that too
but he knew willow before any of us did
he was probably afraid she'd freak out like this
not that it's entirely an excuse
[At the same time, this was different than the truth about Salem. Oz was struggling with something that had changed him in Trench, something that wasn't really anyone's business except for his potential to hurt others -- and he has to believe Oz would've warned them if it got that bad. He chooses to have that faith, because otherwise his claims of trust and desire for it in return is meaningless.]
no
i couldn't do it
[He took it more personally than was strictly fair, he knows. He doesn't quite regret that, because he's still hurt by the sentiment overall, but with some distance, he realizes his reaction doesn't make sense without that context.]