[This time, if Doppio's answer comes too quickly, it's not from denial but from the opposite. "Eager" feels like an understatement, when this is a role he slips into as easily as if he'd never left it behind.
(Because he hasn't, really; he's been in Ryslig for over a year, but even so, again and again, his thoughts drift back to Naples, to train trips and hotel stays and late night calls. He's missed this. He's missed--)
But things have changed, and he can't forget that. His life was cut short, but the Boss experienced the worst fate imaginable. It's only understandable if he's not ready to dive back into... their usual business quite yet. Not even for something as crucial as dealing with the bastard who did this to him.]
So... Whenever you want me to make a move... Whenever you think the right time is... I'll do it, Boss. You just have to say the word.
[He's missed this so much. He's missed him so, so much.]
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[This time, if Doppio's answer comes too quickly, it's not from denial but from the opposite. "Eager" feels like an understatement, when this is a role he slips into as easily as if he'd never left it behind.
(Because he hasn't, really; he's been in Ryslig for over a year, but even so, again and again, his thoughts drift back to Naples, to train trips and hotel stays and late night calls. He's missed this. He's missed--)
But things have changed, and he can't forget that. His life was cut short, but the Boss experienced the worst fate imaginable. It's only understandable if he's not ready to dive back into... their usual business quite yet. Not even for something as crucial as dealing with the bastard who did this to him.]
So... Whenever you want me to make a move... Whenever you think the right time is... I'll do it, Boss. You just have to say the word.
[He's missed this so much. He's missed him so, so much.]