[Neutral, the word says. An emotional baseline, a control. A standard of comparison for all the other expressive faces depicted around it.
That the angels all defer to Kratos without question suddenly takes on darker connotations.]
But you're not like them. That's interesting. If you're searching for a way to help them, then you must have been made differently -- or maybe something happened to them. [Head tilt.] Or, with enough time and experience, it happens automatically, and you're much older than I thought.
[Skulduggery looks out. Of the angels he can see from here, not one has wings like Kratos, or even no wings at all. An entire city's worth of emotionless beings, and Kratos is in charge of them all. Wants to be, if he's using the right word for it.]
Whichever it is, it's impressive, but I don't know if I can be of much help. Unless you know something I don't. Let's see -- can I help?
[The last three words are said slowly, clearly, and Skulduggery leafs through the thesaurus to see if he can find anything close. Help -- there it is. Pictures of people doing difficult tasks on their own, followed by those same tasks with other people. It's not the clearest depiction, but Kratos has been remarkably good at discerning meaning so far.]
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That the angels all defer to Kratos without question suddenly takes on darker connotations.]
But you're not like them. That's interesting. If you're searching for a way to help them, then you must have been made differently -- or maybe something happened to them. [Head tilt.] Or, with enough time and experience, it happens automatically, and you're much older than I thought.
[Skulduggery looks out. Of the angels he can see from here, not one has wings like Kratos, or even no wings at all. An entire city's worth of emotionless beings, and Kratos is in charge of them all. Wants to be, if he's using the right word for it.]
Whichever it is, it's impressive, but I don't know if I can be of much help. Unless you know something I don't. Let's see -- can I help?
[The last three words are said slowly, clearly, and Skulduggery leafs through the thesaurus to see if he can find anything close. Help -- there it is. Pictures of people doing difficult tasks on their own, followed by those same tasks with other people. It's not the clearest depiction, but Kratos has been remarkably good at discerning meaning so far.]