What, were you expecting me to just sit and be-- [ Helpless, as things threaten to crumble around him. Again. It's not the same as the casino or Meursault, not by a longshot, but the thought of not being able to do anything worthwhile in a crisis is sitting in him about as well as something long spoilt.
That train of thought takes a quick backseat when Gogol offers his hand. Of course there's a price, there's always a price, but there's also an unfair risk here--in Sigma's favor. Gogol knows how his ability works, knows there's no guarantee he'll take what the other party wants, and there'd be no way of knowing until it was too late. The weight of someone like this essentially offering any and all of his secrets for whatever it is he wants isn't lost on him.
Then there's whatever it is the clown might want. Sigma is a man of precious few secrets, especially to someone who's been around for such a significant chunk of his life, but those few are indeed precious. He has no idea what the risk is like on his end, what Gogol could possibly want to know.
But now isn't the time to stand around and deliberate forever if he indeed wants to get things done.
He maintains eye contact as he takes the offered hand. What is it that you know...? ]
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That train of thought takes a quick backseat when Gogol offers his hand. Of course there's a price, there's always a price, but there's also an unfair risk here--in Sigma's favor. Gogol knows how his ability works, knows there's no guarantee he'll take what the other party wants, and there'd be no way of knowing until it was too late. The weight of someone like this essentially offering any and all of his secrets for whatever it is he wants isn't lost on him.
Then there's whatever it is the clown might want. Sigma is a man of precious few secrets, especially to someone who's been around for such a significant chunk of his life, but those few are indeed precious. He has no idea what the risk is like on his end, what Gogol could possibly want to know.
But now isn't the time to stand around and deliberate forever if he indeed wants to get things done.
He maintains eye contact as he takes the offered hand. What is it that you know...? ]