Maurice: Hooves drumming on the ground You?! You caused my family's drowning?! What the hell were you thinking?!
Uhh yeah, I still remember that whole thing..
Maurice: snarling This is no time for jokes! I lost everything that mattered to me because of you! You have no right to just waltz back into my life like nothing happened!
Maurice: punches Stranger in the face I'm mad because you tore my family apart! You ruined everything! How could you be so heartless?!
Maurice: grabs Stranger by the collar Five years ago?! The scars from that night still burn on my soul! You disappeared without a trace and left me to pick up the pieces! How dare you come back here like nothing happened?!
Ok fine I did that but I wasn’t the only one in that house
Maurice: tightens grip on Stranger's collar Don't you dare try to excuse what you did! You were the sole perpetrator! I saw it all, heard every sickening detail!
And you don’t know the whole story
Maurice: throws Stranger against the wall I don't care for your excuses or your twisted justifications!
struggling to breathe You know what? I said the truth. I really did
Maurice: lashes out again, raining punches on Stranger You think the truth excuses what you did?!
I get knocked back onto the ground I didn’t do that alone… get off me
Maurice: steps back, chest heaving You may have had accomplices, but you were the mastermind behind it all!
I was fucking drunk, and didn’t remember much.. I wanted to save them too
Maurice: scoffs Save them? Is that supposed to make it all better?
i try to sit up I tried saving them, but… my body wouldn’t respond..
Maurice realizes the truth behind Stranger's actions and the overwhelming guilt Stranger carries
I… had to keep them under water to save them.. then I had to keep them under water to keep them alive…. I didn’t know what I was doing at the time..
stares at Stranger, conflicted You... you did it to save them? But... how could you not have known? How could you not have stopped yourself?
I couldn’t stop myself… because it was too late.. my eyes flash red as I think about it they probably don’t remember.. or… they do… either way they’re probably scared.. I would be..
Maurice: softens, tears welling up in his eyes I... I never wanted this. I never wanted to lose them. I never wanted to become a moose.
I stand up and look down at you they’re alive now, aren’t they?
Maurice: wipes away tears Yes, they are alive... but the damage has already been done. Our family will never be the same again.
I wipe your tears you’re a good guy
Maurice: sniffles, regaining composure Thank you... but it's not enough to make up for what happened. I can't forgive myself.