It's a virus. It spreads. I caught it by eating bad clams. [Lethal seafood...] But, so what? There are plenty of normal bad people, too. I don't see them chanting for the death penalty every time some asshole gets on the news for murder.
Clams...? [remind them never to eat seafood again.]
But when framed that way, you raise a fair point. Though my job tends to deal with a number of "bad people" as you say...the death penalty is still in effect.
Regardless, it's a corruption that hasn't been fixed. Can it be fixed?
Ancient Serbian clams. They're like, bright fucking red.
[Greed will be fine as long as they don't make a habit of eating spicy clams. It's fine.]
I don't know... But I hope so? My husband became a knight to protect me. And one day, my daughter will take over for him. If anyone can fix it, it's them.
Why would you ruin perfectly good clams with marinara sauce...?
[not the point.]
...despite your someone blunt nature, Mrs. Hammond, it seems to me as though you've made yourself a rather valuable asset that people will leave unharmed here.
Take comfort in the fact that there are worse ways to die. [is. is that comforting? no.]
Plenty of nice people have been killed before, but considering the track record of this group it's not necessarily kindness people take into account. It's usefulness. Not useful enough, you're an easy target like Suoh. Too useful, you may become a target to eliminate the chances of being caught. You have a balance of the two as it stands.
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But when framed that way, you raise a fair point. Though my job tends to deal with a number of "bad people" as you say...the death penalty is still in effect.
Regardless, it's a corruption that hasn't been fixed. Can it be fixed?
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[Greed will be fine as long as they don't make a habit of eating spicy clams. It's fine.]
I don't know... But I hope so? My husband became a knight to protect me. And one day, my daughter will take over for him. If anyone can fix it, it's them.
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[but they consider that.]
...all the more reason for your wish then, isn't it?
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[Just saying. Beware the clams.]
... Yeah, it is. I don't know what I'm going to do if this doesn't pan out. And not just because of the crazy ancient order of knights.
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[not the point.]
...despite your someone blunt nature, Mrs. Hammond, it seems to me as though you've made yourself a rather valuable asset that people will leave unharmed here.
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[This is the point now.]
That's really nice of you to say? But not sure if it's true? Plenty of nice people have been killed before.
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Take comfort in the fact that there are worse ways to die. [is. is that comforting? no.]
Plenty of nice people have been killed before, but considering the track record of this group it's not necessarily kindness people take into account. It's usefulness. Not useful enough, you're an easy target like Suoh. Too useful, you may become a target to eliminate the chances of being caught. You have a balance of the two as it stands.
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[SLOWLY, UNSURE.]
Was that a compliment? Because it sounds like you're saying I'm smart, but not.
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Is that a problem?
[they unfortunately do not see that as a problem.]
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I thought it was nice week...
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[sometimes you just don't know how to be nice to people no matter what.]
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I was. I passed the bar not long before that. [like that's a problem and a reason why he wasn't working earlier.]
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The bar? [...] Wait. Hang on. You passed the bar at twenty?!
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I suddenly understand so much now.
[It is kindness week so this just comes out. Kind of awed, when it is not.]
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