[Oh--the surprise on his face is genuine, according to his emotions, but he sits up, accepting them and setting them to the side with a nod of thanks. They're probably poisoned? It's fine.]
[The emotion is. fond. I hate it. Anyway, it settles into something more serious. He's doing his best to appear as casual as possible, but there's just that current of curiosity that he knows he shouldn't have at the same time. It's why emotion week is terrible.]
What was your wish? Something so important you'd get yourself into this mess for?
[A little flicker of surprise, before it's quickly gone.There's some consideration, there, that matches the look on his face, like he's deciding how much he wants to say, perhaps, or how he wants to phrase it.]
I wouldn't have agreed to come to this place if it wasn't. At first, I'd really expected everyone else to feel the same, you know. If it's not something you'd do anything for, do you really want it that badly?
[A general "you", not Molly specifically. But the point he's making is the same--he was always willing to do what it took, and he never saw the sense in getting attached to people here because of that. He found the emotion-driven murders extremely stupid, in comparison.]
I suppose I don't mind telling you. But I can word the same answer in a pretty way, or an ugly one. Which would you rather hear?
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The boredom?
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[nah not one of his proficiencies. molly just sits down in front of the cell, then.]
Entertaining yourself well enough?
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[Pull up a chair, friend, make yourself comfortable.]
Mm, it's not so different from ice fishing. Colder and quieter out there, though.
[And also being killed is probably slightly less rewarding than catching a fish at the end]
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[dont,]
. . . You know, in retrospect, my reading was rather good, wasn't it?
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[DON'T.
It takes him a second to think back and remember--but then he laughs, leaning his head back.]
It was! Perhaps I should've kept your advice closer to heart. Things didn't work out well last time, either.
[This is why he doesn't like schemes!! Shoulda been a battle royale!!!]
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[look, this is why he liked childe so much! he's very charming! that's why this is so terrible!]
. . . I've got a question for you. Just curiosity more than anything.
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[TRULY TERRIBLE. He just looks and emanates amusement, too, though it shifts into curiosity.]
What is it?
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[The emotion is. fond. I hate it. Anyway, it settles into something more serious. He's doing his best to appear as casual as possible, but there's just that current of curiosity that he knows he shouldn't have at the same time. It's why emotion week is terrible.]
What was your wish? Something so important you'd get yourself into this mess for?
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I wouldn't have agreed to come to this place if it wasn't. At first, I'd really expected everyone else to feel the same, you know. If it's not something you'd do anything for, do you really want it that badly?
[A general "you", not Molly specifically. But the point he's making is the same--he was always willing to do what it took, and he never saw the sense in getting attached to people here because of that. He found the emotion-driven murders extremely stupid, in comparison.]
I suppose I don't mind telling you. But I can word the same answer in a pretty way, or an ugly one. Which would you rather hear?
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I suppose. I think everyone has to draw their own line they won't cross for themselves.
[But . . . ]
I think you should tell me the way you've been telling yourself. Seems the most fair way to ask.
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In that case, the simple answer is power. I'll take anything that makes me stronger, regardless of the risk or cost.
[At the end of the day, that's really what it comes down to. There's no need to sugarcoat it to himself; his ambition is something he's proud of.]