She doesn't shy away from answering, either; that's good. It makes her feel better that he's both willing to do it and willing to admit to it, but she keeps the question of why behind her teeth. There's no group to join, no trust to earn, not like there once was. She doesn't want details, just to know what kind of man he is, to let him know - in this sense anyway - what kind of woman she is.
"It's common, where I'm from. Enough that I have a lot of trouble sometimes being around people who haven't, or won't."
That's for the better, because James wouldn't answer why. Well, he might, but he would lie about it. He hasn't shared details about his universe with anyone here, and he's not about to with someone he's only just met.
"Same." To be fair, he doesn't tend to surround himself with people like that. And he's never met as many people who are unwilling to kill as he has in this place. "It's a necessity, in my world. A matter of survival. Would be long dead otherwise."
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She doesn't shy away from answering, either; that's good. It makes her feel better that he's both willing to do it and willing to admit to it, but she keeps the question of why behind her teeth. There's no group to join, no trust to earn, not like there once was. She doesn't want details, just to know what kind of man he is, to let him know - in this sense anyway - what kind of woman she is.
"It's common, where I'm from. Enough that I have a lot of trouble sometimes being around people who haven't, or won't."
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"Same." To be fair, he doesn't tend to surround himself with people like that. And he's never met as many people who are unwilling to kill as he has in this place. "It's a necessity, in my world. A matter of survival. Would be long dead otherwise."