Not to be cynical, but this place reminds me quite a lot of my old life.
[The minute that Barclay says this, he regrets it. He was raised British and deeply traditional. He came into this world with the understanding that he was the detritus of society, parentless and poor, and that polite society wanted him out of sight and out of mind. Even after he learned to read, dress well, and kill his way to some decent credentials, he understood that humanity always had an ugly underbelly that wanted hiding. And that he was always a smudge on that belly, even if sometimes a bit of external pressure might displace him onto the ribs of the beast.
Panultima is so shiny. Huge holographic advertisement displays. Memorabilia being sold of the brave warriors in the ring, as if they aren't slaves. You can get sandwiches named after the heroic dead. It pushes him back into his old mindset. He has a beautiful girl on his arm, who deserves a man far better than he— why talk of ugly things?]
The tour is starting, [he adds, quickly. They're snooping at one of the forcefield generators, using the scanning implants in their arms. We're married as a delightful cover.] I'm-- we'll find all the darkest corners.
Barclay Odell ⛵ OC ⛵ Closed to Kenzi Malkov;
[The minute that Barclay says this, he regrets it. He was raised British and deeply traditional. He came into this world with the understanding that he was the detritus of society, parentless and poor, and that polite society wanted him out of sight and out of mind. Even after he learned to read, dress well, and kill his way to some decent credentials, he understood that humanity always had an ugly underbelly that wanted hiding. And that he was always a smudge on that belly, even if sometimes a bit of external pressure might displace him onto the ribs of the beast.
Panultima is so shiny. Huge holographic advertisement displays. Memorabilia being sold of the brave warriors in the ring, as if they aren't slaves. You can get sandwiches named after the heroic dead. It pushes him back into his old mindset. He has a beautiful girl on his arm, who deserves a man far better than he— why talk of ugly things?]
The tour is starting, [he adds, quickly. They're snooping at one of the forcefield generators, using the scanning implants in their arms. We're married as a delightful cover.] I'm-- we'll find all the darkest corners.