[ Nero lets his face break into a wide, unhinged smile. His shoulders shake as he quietly laughs at his own joke. Of course, there are those that came from the same world here -- he assumes that if push came to shove, they'd abandon the "friends" they made here for the lasting connections they had back home.
But who knows? People are acting in such hilarious ways that they might actually sacrifice themselves for someone they only knew a few months.
His smile pulls back. He can think of someone who would do that without question. ]
Did you know? That man? Jon was willing to die for all the prisoners? You owe him a lot. Be sure to thank him for being willing to sacrifice his life for yours, eh?
[ He gives a small nod. ]
Not my people, either.
[ Nero rolls his head on the table so that he looks back to the man. ]
How about that? I agree with you. Kids shouldn't be killed! People who kill kids are real scum.
[ That's why he doesn't have any moral high ground to stand with anyone. He's murdered quite a few over the decades; he always comments on it to his companion, however, since he didn't want him to forget that they were committing atrocities.
He breathes in deep and let out a long sigh. His eyes unfocus for a second as he looks at some point above his head. Lifting his hands off his chest, he violently slaps the air in front of him with both hands. ]
Got it.
[ His hands remain frozen where it is. ]
Amos. [ Nero repeats. ] No way.
[ His mouth falls open as he starts to laugh. He turns to look at him properly and laughs even harder. Eponine had been complaining about Amos; she called him a murderer and was going to try to pin Julie's murder on him, too. She said something along the lines about how he already killed so what's one more death on his hands. ]
Oh my god. [ Is what he's able to say through his laughter. ] That's hilarious.
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But who knows? People are acting in such hilarious ways that they might actually sacrifice themselves for someone they only knew a few months.
His smile pulls back. He can think of someone who would do that without question. ]
Did you know? That man? Jon was willing to die for all the prisoners? You owe him a lot. Be sure to thank him for being willing to sacrifice his life for yours, eh?
[ He gives a small nod. ]
Not my people, either.
[ Nero rolls his head on the table so that he looks back to the man. ]
How about that? I agree with you. Kids shouldn't be killed! People who kill kids are real scum.
[ That's why he doesn't have any moral high ground to stand with anyone. He's murdered quite a few over the decades; he always comments on it to his companion, however, since he didn't want him to forget that they were committing atrocities.
He breathes in deep and let out a long sigh. His eyes unfocus for a second as he looks at some point above his head. Lifting his hands off his chest, he violently slaps the air in front of him with both hands. ]
Got it.
[ His hands remain frozen where it is. ]
Amos. [ Nero repeats. ] No way.
[ His mouth falls open as he starts to laugh. He turns to look at him properly and laughs even harder. Eponine had been complaining about Amos; she called him a murderer and was going to try to pin Julie's murder on him, too. She said something along the lines about how he already killed so what's one more death on his hands. ]
Oh my god. [ Is what he's able to say through his laughter. ] That's hilarious.