[ He nods along at her description of teenagers, even feeling some degree of nostalgia; yeah, that's what Amos had been like, too. Turns out the first person he'd ever killed he... wasn't actually supposed to... so, whoops.
Hadn't ended up biting off more than he could chew, though. Almost did. But things had worked out for him, and that's the kind of thing that's gonna colour his perspective; potentially not for the better.
Certainly not when Ciel indicates that Gen wouldn't want her around at all. Or knowing about any of this. That actually is news to him, as obvious as she makes it now. It's a weird one — he likes the both of them, a lot. Would do just about anything for Gen to keep him safe. Would follow Ciel's lead, because she's got a good head on her shoulders. Finding out the two of them are at odds is... hm.
So Amos is silent for a bit, mulling those realities over. When he speaks up again, it's all understanding, all business. ]
I'm not gonna bring it up to him that you said any of this. Won't deny it if he figures it out on his own, but might get lucky and he'll just take it out on me. That'd be fine. Don't think he really means it when he does that. [ Against the odds — mostly the ones Gen has constructed — they've ended up relatively close. There probably isn't any long-term damage to be had there. ] I get it, though. Wish whatever had happened to him hadn't. Better to make sure nothing like it ever has to again. Anything I can do to ensure that, I will.
[ So she's officially got a partner in crime, as it were.
A beat, a moment's hesitation, and: ] Was that all — you just wanted to make sure he'd be okay?
[ Not that he's arguing with any of that. Hell, considering the day they've had, looking after the kids and all, it makes sense. And not like it's a bad thing that they've laid it out there. ]
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Hadn't ended up biting off more than he could chew, though. Almost did. But things had worked out for him, and that's the kind of thing that's gonna colour his perspective; potentially not for the better.
Certainly not when Ciel indicates that Gen wouldn't want her around at all. Or knowing about any of this. That actually is news to him, as obvious as she makes it now. It's a weird one — he likes the both of them, a lot. Would do just about anything for Gen to keep him safe. Would follow Ciel's lead, because she's got a good head on her shoulders. Finding out the two of them are at odds is... hm.
So Amos is silent for a bit, mulling those realities over. When he speaks up again, it's all understanding, all business. ]
I'm not gonna bring it up to him that you said any of this. Won't deny it if he figures it out on his own, but might get lucky and he'll just take it out on me. That'd be fine. Don't think he really means it when he does that. [ Against the odds — mostly the ones Gen has constructed — they've ended up relatively close. There probably isn't any long-term damage to be had there. ] I get it, though. Wish whatever had happened to him hadn't. Better to make sure nothing like it ever has to again. Anything I can do to ensure that, I will.
[ So she's officially got a partner in crime, as it were.
A beat, a moment's hesitation, and: ] Was that all — you just wanted to make sure he'd be okay?
[ Not that he's arguing with any of that. Hell, considering the day they've had, looking after the kids and all, it makes sense. And not like it's a bad thing that they've laid it out there. ]