[he has no reason to get up to old tricks, here -- no means to, even if he wanted to, and even if he did. well, we've gone in a circle, now. maybe that will change, as the Void does, maybe he'll feel like he has to go back to dealing in information and blackmail, but maybe not. Tifa's already seen a little bit of his darkness, and she didn't flinch. so did Akechi, even if that's a little different. point is that he has people who are willing to stand up for him, here, even seeing him, so maybe he'll never go back to his old habits]
[then again, though, he finds absolutely no fault in how he acted, back home, and he's planning -- some kind of brutal retribution for Hornet, if and when he can think something good, so it's hard to tell]
[either way, though, he drums his fingers on the table for a minute, then lets the question go. if he was planning on opening up, here, the moment has passed and he lets it, leaning into Ren's question with a shrug] More than most here, I think.
[a beat]
The whole memory situation helped. So did us talking while I stitched him up.
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[then again, though, he finds absolutely no fault in how he acted, back home, and he's planning -- some kind of brutal retribution for Hornet, if and when he can think something good, so it's hard to tell]
[either way, though, he drums his fingers on the table for a minute, then lets the question go. if he was planning on opening up, here, the moment has passed and he lets it, leaning into Ren's question with a shrug] More than most here, I think.
[a beat]
The whole memory situation helped. So did us talking while I stitched him up.