[Something softens in Brook's expression at that. Once again, he's reminded of his... friend, back home. The first and only connection he ever made.]
It's okay. You're asking because you have a lot of questions, right?
[That's what Scarlet said. She told him he was the only one she could ask, the only one who stood a remote chance of explaining what she was going through--at least, he figures, the only one with no reason or inclination to manipulate his answers.
He bobs his head to one side.]
To answer them: [He holds up one finger.] I was dead. Still am, technically. But I needed a physical body to do my job in the living world, so that's why I was given one. Same goes for the other Reapers I've met. They were all human, once.
[A second finger joins the first.]
As for the other thing, yeah, I've got a strict handle on my demon. Like I said, I've had a hundred years to get used to its influence, but I can say I've never lost control of it once, even at the beginning.
[He returns his hand to his pocket.]
It's harder for Scarlet. The other Reaper I work with--someone like me, I mean. She has a harder time reining in her emotions. That's why she and her human friend brought me in. To help her figure it out.
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It's okay. You're asking because you have a lot of questions, right?
[That's what Scarlet said. She told him he was the only one she could ask, the only one who stood a remote chance of explaining what she was going through--at least, he figures, the only one with no reason or inclination to manipulate his answers.
He bobs his head to one side.]
To answer them: [He holds up one finger.] I was dead. Still am, technically. But I needed a physical body to do my job in the living world, so that's why I was given one. Same goes for the other Reapers I've met. They were all human, once.
[A second finger joins the first.]
As for the other thing, yeah, I've got a strict handle on my demon. Like I said, I've had a hundred years to get used to its influence, but I can say I've never lost control of it once, even at the beginning.
[He returns his hand to his pocket.]
It's harder for Scarlet. The other Reaper I work with--someone like me, I mean. She has a harder time reining in her emotions. That's why she and her human friend brought me in. To help her figure it out.