[ Silco laughed, a soft chuff of bitter irony. When had that happened? ]
I'll allow it, but nobody should look forward to ever seeing that spark. At least not if they know what's good for them. But I'll do you the honor.
[ Is that. Pride in his voice? It's something, but he says it the way a proud father would talk about his child's artwork on the wall, or their A+ science project. Which, really, he is. Extremely proud.
He looked down at the kid, and shook his head. He wasn't attached to these children, or really cared, but he could see the value in them. They were going to be contentious, and people would want to take care of them. That meant there was an opportunity, since they would need to have a place to go.
He'd be able to point to this, and say: yes, he was participating with the entire lot of Outsiders, by even saving children. He was trying to maintain a reputation, after all. ]
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[ Silco laughed, a soft chuff of bitter irony. When had that happened? ]
I'll allow it, but nobody should look forward to ever seeing that spark. At least not if they know what's good for them. But I'll do you the honor.
[ Is that. Pride in his voice? It's something, but he says it the way a proud father would talk about his child's artwork on the wall, or their A+ science project. Which, really, he is. Extremely proud.
He looked down at the kid, and shook his head. He wasn't attached to these children, or really cared, but he could see the value in them. They were going to be contentious, and people would want to take care of them. That meant there was an opportunity, since they would need to have a place to go.
He'd be able to point to this, and say: yes, he was participating with the entire lot of Outsiders, by even saving children. He was trying to maintain a reputation, after all. ]