['You must have gotten an awful lot done,' says Nikolai. Well, maybe. 35,000 or so is an awful lot of people to have killed.]
It's not that generous. It's practical. It doesn't really do any of us any good if monster-you is rampaging all over the city at night. Until you figure out what works for you to control it yourself, if I'm nearby, I can at least see what I can do to slow you down.
[After all, what can Nikolai or even his beast do to Brook that someone else hasn't done worse? What could they have in store for him more terrible than what awaits him for eternity?
He inclines his head.]
And if I can't do it, I'll run. ...I'm probably faster than you think.
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It's not that generous. It's practical. It doesn't really do any of us any good if monster-you is rampaging all over the city at night. Until you figure out what works for you to control it yourself, if I'm nearby, I can at least see what I can do to slow you down.
[After all, what can Nikolai or even his beast do to Brook that someone else hasn't done worse? What could they have in store for him more terrible than what awaits him for eternity?
He inclines his head.]
And if I can't do it, I'll run. ...I'm probably faster than you think.