>> I see a lot of /work/ behind Darrel's differences between himself and his family. <<
Yes, that's true, and I'm glad it shows through.
>> That's not only starting from personality differences, but hard, slogging work through the examples around him to decide for himself how to behave. <<
I think it must have started with the personality difference, because Darrel is a very affable and nurturing person. So it would have created a lot of shear for him, growing up in a family of assholes. That's probably where he developed the ability to present a false front, which he now uses professionally as an undercover cop. But he must have done some serious work, after he left home, to discover what kind of skills and behaviors would be a better match for his personality. That's probably a combination of self-discovery and good counseling.
Re: Darrel
Yes, that's true, and I'm glad it shows through.
>> That's not only starting from personality differences, but hard, slogging work through the examples around him to decide for himself how to behave. <<
I think it must have started with the personality difference, because Darrel is a very affable and nurturing person. So it would have created a lot of shear for him, growing up in a family of assholes. That's probably where he developed the ability to present a false front, which he now uses professionally as an undercover cop. But he must have done some serious work, after he left home, to discover what kind of skills and behaviors would be a better match for his personality. That's probably a combination of self-discovery and good counseling.
>> I like this one a lot! <<
Yay!