[ Kim's expression brightens as Daniel goes on, even though he knows that it shouldn't -- the man is describing what must have been an incredibly traumatic incident, an incredibly recent traumatic incident, and one that endangered his wards. But still, it's as though there's a horrible little record in Kim's mind that's keeping track. It's why becoming a detective held so much appeal to him; he loves solving puzzles, and he loves being right. ]
That's precisely what I thought! It all added up. I could be wrong, since we only just met, but you don't strike me as the sort to get into scuffles like that for the hell of it. Being that you run a centre for kids without asking for pay, that meant you were largely dealing with underprivileged youth, and all that entails, so...
[ Kim shrugs, a little helplessly. He had been an underprivileged youth himself. He had never grown close to any of the kids he'd grown up with, not really. But they kept tabs on each other in small ways, even if it was just seeing what they were up to from time to time. Few of them wound up anywhere good.
His excitement over a correct deductment isn't appropriate. The poor man looks like someone has kicked him emotionally as well as physically, the way he's simply shrunk in on himself. ]
They were lucky to have someone willing to protect them, [ he reassures him. ] Even if it didn't go as well as you'd hoped, they'll remember that you tried for the rest of their lives. If not for this occasion, then for many others. I can promise you that.
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That's precisely what I thought! It all added up. I could be wrong, since we only just met, but you don't strike me as the sort to get into scuffles like that for the hell of it. Being that you run a centre for kids without asking for pay, that meant you were largely dealing with underprivileged youth, and all that entails, so...
[ Kim shrugs, a little helplessly. He had been an underprivileged youth himself. He had never grown close to any of the kids he'd grown up with, not really. But they kept tabs on each other in small ways, even if it was just seeing what they were up to from time to time. Few of them wound up anywhere good.
His excitement over a correct deductment isn't appropriate. The poor man looks like someone has kicked him emotionally as well as physically, the way he's simply shrunk in on himself. ]
They were lucky to have someone willing to protect them, [ he reassures him. ] Even if it didn't go as well as you'd hoped, they'll remember that you tried for the rest of their lives. If not for this occasion, then for many others. I can promise you that.