I think I'd rather keep my freedom.
Thanks for the offer though.
Thanks for the offer though.
[ It's certainly something. Though to be fair Chr'tt has never killed anyone intentionally, even if he's indirectly responsible for thousands of deaths. ]
Hmm?
That's a sudden change of topic. Are you looking for company right now?
Hmm?
That's a sudden change of topic. Are you looking for company right now?
[ A few more bodies....
They haven't really had an in-depth talk about the kind of things that June gets up to, but Chr'tt had always known. Maybe not the extent of it, but he still knew.
The only real comfort in this is that June doesn't seem enthused about the job he's forced to do.
Still, Chr'tt is quiet for a few minutes as he mulls this information over, driving in silence until he finally decides to speak up. ]
If you could do it without taking another life would you want to? Even if it took a little longer?
[ Chr'tt has a strange sense of morality. He has indirectly caused the deaths of more people than June could possibly murder on purpose, but here he is trying to hatch some schemes to get June out of killing just a few more.
Then again, he might have a sea of blood on his hands, but that doesn't mean he ever intended to carry that weight. ]
They haven't really had an in-depth talk about the kind of things that June gets up to, but Chr'tt had always known. Maybe not the extent of it, but he still knew.
The only real comfort in this is that June doesn't seem enthused about the job he's forced to do.
Still, Chr'tt is quiet for a few minutes as he mulls this information over, driving in silence until he finally decides to speak up. ]
If you could do it without taking another life would you want to? Even if it took a little longer?
[ Chr'tt has a strange sense of morality. He has indirectly caused the deaths of more people than June could possibly murder on purpose, but here he is trying to hatch some schemes to get June out of killing just a few more.
Then again, he might have a sea of blood on his hands, but that doesn't mean he ever intended to carry that weight. ]
Oh, well that's nice.
At least if I decide to become a lifelong captive I get a bed.
At least if I decide to become a lifelong captive I get a bed.
I think I have time to spend the weekend with you.
I'll expect to be entertained though, so be ready for that.
I'll expect to be entertained though, so be ready for that.
[ It's amazing how one person can find a thrill in it, and another can feel crushed by the guilt of his own actions. Chr'tt isn't the type to allow others in on his negative thoughts and feelings often, if ever, and he's certainly not about to start talking about it with June now.
This moment is a little too serious for the usual levity he tries to bring to most conversations though, so he goes with honesty. ]
I do. Most people would, but people have their reasons for the actions they take.
[ Partial honesty. That last part is a justification he doesn't really believe.
It's easier to give others more slack than it is to give yourself though. ]
It doesn't mean I won't help you out of binds like this though.
This moment is a little too serious for the usual levity he tries to bring to most conversations though, so he goes with honesty. ]
I do. Most people would, but people have their reasons for the actions they take.
[ Partial honesty. That last part is a justification he doesn't really believe.
It's easier to give others more slack than it is to give yourself though. ]
It doesn't mean I won't help you out of binds like this though.
[ Sometimes you go through your day without incident and things turn out just fine for you. You get up, you go to work, you veg at home, and you go to sleep to repeat the process the next day.
Sometimes you're not so lucky.
Sometimes you see a man brutally murdered right in front of your eyes on you way home for your shitty job that you hate.
Sometimes you find yourself wheezing and panting as you run down back alleys hoping to escape a literal murderer, and praying to god he didn't manage to spot you before you took off running. ]
Sometimes you're not so lucky.
Sometimes you see a man brutally murdered right in front of your eyes on you way home for your shitty job that you hate.
Sometimes you find yourself wheezing and panting as you run down back alleys hoping to escape a literal murderer, and praying to god he didn't manage to spot you before you took off running. ]
[ Why he's against murder? Well that's an easy one he wouldn't have problems answering. Why he's still helping June out despite his reservations against killing? Loyalty, etc, etc... It wouldn't be that hard to give a satisfactory and honest answer to that one either.
But to delve deeper into his own sordid past? That's another matter. He would close up a bit there. He's made a decent life for himself on Earth, and until he's discovered and forced to take flight again he'd rather give himself a second chance.
Second chances mean not talking about the personal aspects of his past. ]
Any time.
[ And to try to lighten the mood, as much as the mood can be lightened when a very serious crime has just been committed, Chr'tt adds in-- ]
As long as the risk of being caught by the cops is less than fifty percent for me, at least.
But to delve deeper into his own sordid past? That's another matter. He would close up a bit there. He's made a decent life for himself on Earth, and until he's discovered and forced to take flight again he'd rather give himself a second chance.
Second chances mean not talking about the personal aspects of his past. ]
Any time.
[ And to try to lighten the mood, as much as the mood can be lightened when a very serious crime has just been committed, Chr'tt adds in-- ]
As long as the risk of being caught by the cops is less than fifty percent for me, at least.
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