[ He taps some ash off into the ashtray as he listens and totally sets the newspaper aside. At a glance at the headlines, it’s clear that Kenos is going through turmoil—there’s reports about attacks in the cities and other signs of rising tension, and they’re distinctly violent. The top headline reports that it took the lives of several guards in Springstar to bring down a particularly incensed werewolf, in fact. ]
Doing just that? [ He parrots the phrase, but he glances away as he tries to catch the eye of one of the waitstaff going around. ] Actually, guess I don’t need to ask too much, means you came from the Tree either way, yeah?
[ He’s heard about that, anyways. You die here—get dissipated—and bam, plant the little rock that’s stuck in you and you’ll pop up nice and fresh. Pretty convenient, in his opinion. Also kind of cheating, in his opinion. But once he’s caught someone’s eye, he turns his attention back to Royce and nods as he reaches into his pocket to grab a lighter and a half-empty pack of cigarettes that he sets on the table. ]
But sure, help yourself. I’m a pack a day kinda guy, so I smoke the cheap stuff.
[ He probably shouldn’t have started smoking when he has a human body and all its pitfalls, such as nicotine addiction, but. Oh well. ]
like many, lb7 came and grabbed me by the throat,
Doing just that? [ He parrots the phrase, but he glances away as he tries to catch the eye of one of the waitstaff going around. ] Actually, guess I don’t need to ask too much, means you came from the Tree either way, yeah?
[ He’s heard about that, anyways. You die here—get dissipated—and bam, plant the little rock that’s stuck in you and you’ll pop up nice and fresh. Pretty convenient, in his opinion. Also kind of cheating, in his opinion. But once he’s caught someone’s eye, he turns his attention back to Royce and nods as he reaches into his pocket to grab a lighter and a half-empty pack of cigarettes that he sets on the table. ]
But sure, help yourself. I’m a pack a day kinda guy, so I smoke the cheap stuff.
[ He probably shouldn’t have started smoking when he has a human body and all its pitfalls, such as nicotine addiction, but. Oh well. ]