[ For the most part, the crowds do disperse around him eventually and he's left once again to his own devices. Roland leans on the wall, a collar popped to hide the earpiece he speaks from, hands deep in his pockets. Senku isn't wrong - he rarely is when he's this serious - and to his credit, alleviates some of Roland's initial concerns about Anan. He trusts her just enough, but if they're to actually collaborate...
...not to mention the idea of retribution, which doesn't tickle his fancy one bit. ]
No. Not that I speak for what the train actually knows about what we do, but it's a moot point. You're right. I just -
[ It's not even the murders he's had to try and help solve that gets him here. It's everything and nothing all at once; it's the culmination of parts and pieces he didn't think he ever had to worry about before. It's the people he's come to care about on this train; who Roland genuinely wants to see in better places. In better stories. ]
- I don't want to be sloppy about it.
[ No, that's not what he really wanted to say.
'I don't want to hurt anyone.' Roland often wonders how much of his silence can be inferred. ]
Put that genius of yours to work then, chief. Not like it ever stops working, but you get the saying. Heh.
[ He tries to shrug it off and manages it somewhat, kicking off from the surface he's been resting on this whole time. His footsteps grow faster and faster now, as if he's trying for a brisk pace. ] Thanks for indulging an old man's worries, as always.
TAKE TWO!!!
...not to mention the idea of retribution, which doesn't tickle his fancy one bit. ]
No. Not that I speak for what the train actually knows about what we do, but it's a moot point. You're right. I just -
[ It's not even the murders he's had to try and help solve that gets him here. It's everything and nothing all at once; it's the culmination of parts and pieces he didn't think he ever had to worry about before. It's the people he's come to care about on this train; who Roland genuinely wants to see in better places. In better stories. ]
- I don't want to be sloppy about it.
[ No, that's not what he really wanted to say.
'I don't want to hurt anyone.' Roland often wonders how much of his silence can be inferred. ]
Put that genius of yours to work then, chief. Not like it ever stops working, but you get the saying. Heh.
[ He tries to shrug it off and manages it somewhat, kicking off from the surface he's been resting on this whole time. His footsteps grow faster and faster now, as if he's trying for a brisk pace. ] Thanks for indulging an old man's worries, as always.