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Originally Posted by BlackBoxx

So what's his excuse for being such an ass to everyone else in the group?

He tells Carley to "shut the f*** up", when he leaves Lilly with just "shut up". No need for that.

Why is he so antagonizing when he thinks Duck is bitten? I understand that he wants to keep Lilly safe, but that doesn't mean you threaten a child with no evidence. After all, you can't prove he's bitten when there's no bite. Larry sure didn't see any (again, because it didn't happen). He just jumped to conclusions. Did he try to hear Kenny out? Was he willing to wait for Katjaa to finish cleaning Duck to confirm/deny the existence of a bite? No. He went straight to kill mode and wouldn't accept any other solution.

And Mark. The bit at the wall was uncalled for as well. Mark is underfed and losing strength, so Larry calls him a pansy? All for the crime of not being Larry #2, I guess.

Plenty of people have lost everything in the game. Lee lost his whole family, but he still treats people with proper respect. Kenny loses everything right in front of him, yet still manages to be a good person. Ben has no idea what happens to his family. It eats away at him the whole time. And guess what? He still tries to be civil and helpful (but... not exactly successful at helping).

If Larry only did these things to Lee, I'd be more understanding, but that's just not it. He's an ass. Period. He'll find any excuse to justify his behavior. Lee just had the most convenient one.

Now that I think about it, Larry is a lot like the stranger. They both twist the facts to blame Lee for things beyond his control while acting like they do nothing wrong. Not once does either of them apologize for their actions.

I'm not saying Larry's behavior is incomprehensible. I'm saying it's inexcusable. There is no just cause for it at any point beyond realizing Lee is a convict. Even then, he only acted after Lee risked his own life to get pills so Larry could live after getting himself so worked up he had a heart attack. Good people weigh all the facts. Asses weigh only the ones they want to use.

Good on you that you can forgive such actions. I can't, and won't ever tolerate people like Larry.

Larry is everything that can possibly be wrong with a person.