[ He shoots her a wry grin. ] I don't think you actually want to. Most of them are just sharp rocks and knives stuck to long sticks. I had something like a spear in mind, but it all went a bit awry. If I really need a weapon, I'm sticking with my crowbar.
[ That can do some hefty damage on its own, he knows. But it's not the sort of thing you use if you don't want the other guy dead. There's gotta be some in-between, somewhere.
His eyes brighten with recognition at her words after that, though. ]
You're the second Fixer I've met. There seems to be quite a few people from your world around here, isn't there? Unusually so. [ The implications of that... well, Kim doesn't know, save for the fact that the people here seem to be from tumultuous backgrounds, and people from their world seem to be very tumultuous indeed. ] The other fellow was more of a security guard than a personal guard, though. I suppose that must be one of the perks of mercenary work -- I imagine you more or less get to choose your own assignments. Unless you all work underneath a greater organization, of course.
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[ That can do some hefty damage on its own, he knows. But it's not the sort of thing you use if you don't want the other guy dead. There's gotta be some in-between, somewhere.
His eyes brighten with recognition at her words after that, though. ]
You're the second Fixer I've met. There seems to be quite a few people from your world around here, isn't there? Unusually so. [ The implications of that... well, Kim doesn't know, save for the fact that the people here seem to be from tumultuous backgrounds, and people from their world seem to be very tumultuous indeed. ] The other fellow was more of a security guard than a personal guard, though. I suppose that must be one of the perks of mercenary work -- I imagine you more or less get to choose your own assignments. Unless you all work underneath a greater organization, of course.