"It grew?" The mercenary little hitek in his brain wishes he could have seen that, but he squashes that greedy little part of him back down again. Not the time.
Especially when Soldat continues, warning him about the Asset. He listens, intent and serious as he's ever been, and nods. "Thanks for telling me that, too," he says.
There are a number of threads here that he really wants to untangle and pursue, but he limits himself to only two, pressing and practical: "If anything happens to it, can it be repaired?" He nods at the lantern. "Or anything else we might need to know about it that would keep from making things worse, if something happens?"
He pauses before the next question, grappling uncertainly with how to... address it. "Same question about the Asset, really, if there's anything-- either of you?-- would be okay sharing. Anything to watch out for, or that might help if there's a... a crisis of some kind?"
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Especially when Soldat continues, warning him about the Asset. He listens, intent and serious as he's ever been, and nods. "Thanks for telling me that, too," he says.
There are a number of threads here that he really wants to untangle and pursue, but he limits himself to only two, pressing and practical: "If anything happens to it, can it be repaired?" He nods at the lantern. "Or anything else we might need to know about it that would keep from making things worse, if something happens?"
He pauses before the next question, grappling uncertainly with how to... address it. "Same question about the Asset, really, if there's anything-- either of you?-- would be okay sharing. Anything to watch out for, or that might help if there's a... a crisis of some kind?"