Shut it Off
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Shut it off.
It was a simple concept to Dirk. When he was told to shut off his emotions as a child, he did. He learned how to conceal everything behind a pair of shades and a stoic expression. Now, whenever some kind of emotion got in his way, instantly he would hold it back and shut it down. But there was an urge to let everything out.
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