[ -- And that's a story he wants to hear, but-- he doesn't press. He's learned the hard way (and more than once, even) that it's dangerous to pry into someone's past if they're not willing to share.
So all he says in return is, ] He must've been a real assmunch.
I was raised by the Brothers at the Abbey to "protect the people of Athenas", and I believed them until they asked me to murder people for not paying their tithe.
What a bunch of assholes. [ And he says it with feeling. He feels like he's qualified to make that determination, seeing as how he's an asshole himself. ]
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Are we having a moment? I feel like we're having a moment.
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Sure, Peter. We're having a "moment".
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So all he says in return is, ] He must've been a real assmunch.
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That's... [ snerk ] That's one way to put it.
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I've been told I provide a unique perspective on things.
[ In a sense, anyway. Usually in conjunction with a suggestion as to where he can cram his perspective. ]
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Kind of fitting, though.
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[ And he says it lightly, in case she'd prefer to brush it off or change the topic. ]
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[ it's not a topic she minds talking about, really. ]
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It was a pretty cage, but in the end, that's what it was. It took me twenty-seven years to realize it, though.
At lease this place is honest about what it is.
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[ After a second, he blinks, then tilts his head curiously. ]
Were you, like, a nun or something?
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I was raised by the Brothers at the Abbey to "protect the people of Athenas", and I believed them until they asked me to murder people for not paying their tithe.
So I shot the Head Monk and left.
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What a bunch of assholes. [ And he says it with feeling. He feels like he's qualified to make that determination, seeing as how he's an asshole himself. ]
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