It is a problem when a man whose never had a home has difficulty fully relating to the concept. But he sighs out his nose, grunting.
He's no good at negotiations. And he's not got a face people take pity on if he makes appeals. The only thing he's ever been good at is bargaining.
"What I'm meanin', is we gotta defend ourselves against the birds too, no matter what island we're on. And when we get off the train, we ain't got no choice but to wait for it to come back. I don't care so much for myself but there's a lotta young people on our crew and while we're a capable bunch we're all... oil and water here. Your magic, your world, differ'nt from anything we've encountered." Or that he knows of, anyway. "Not all of 'em can defend themselves as usual."
He holds up his hands, palms out, and then slowly, slowly reaches into his coat and pulls out his Anulax battery. It just looks like a glowstick, but it's a lot stronger than that.
Can't bargain unless you put something on the table. "We're here seven? Eight days? Lemme put somethin' on the table. This is a personal item, valuable. Big energy source. Hopefully you got somebody that can confirm that," he mutters the last bit. "Putting it out there as somethin' I don't wanna lose. If you don't believe I don't wanna traumatize those kids, then at least believe that. Hell, it might even be able to power somethin' for ya if you put it in the right hands."
He keeps it held out in his hand as he speaks, making no quick movements.
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He's no good at negotiations. And he's not got a face people take pity on if he makes appeals. The only thing he's ever been good at is bargaining.
"What I'm meanin', is we gotta defend ourselves against the birds too, no matter what island we're on. And when we get off the train, we ain't got no choice but to wait for it to come back. I don't care so much for myself but there's a lotta young people on our crew and while we're a capable bunch we're all... oil and water here. Your magic, your world, differ'nt from anything we've encountered." Or that he knows of, anyway. "Not all of 'em can defend themselves as usual."
He holds up his hands, palms out, and then slowly, slowly reaches into his coat and pulls out his Anulax battery. It just looks like a glowstick, but it's a lot stronger than that.
Can't bargain unless you put something on the table. "We're here seven? Eight days? Lemme put somethin' on the table. This is a personal item, valuable. Big energy source. Hopefully you got somebody that can confirm that," he mutters the last bit. "Putting it out there as somethin' I don't wanna lose. If you don't believe I don't wanna traumatize those kids, then at least believe that. Hell, it might even be able to power somethin' for ya if you put it in the right hands."
He keeps it held out in his hand as he speaks, making no quick movements.