[ Claude's not exactly eager to take sides. Silco had been opaque about what it was he actually did; it was a bunch of lofty sentiment, but he had wisely kept his cards close to his chest. It's unfortunate, perhaps, that Claude sees a kindred spirit in him, in someone willing to scheme and manipulate his way to success.
But what will dictate whether they're kindred spirits or not is the question of what success looks like to him. Claude is not so naive as to think his actions haven't torn innocent people's lives apart either, or that he's not planning on doing just that. Such is war, as it's been brought to his doorstep. But he has a sneaking suspicion that their ideals are quite different. ]
I'm sorry about your family. They got caught in the crossfire of... whatever it was he was planning, I assume? He mentioned that he mainly dealt in the slums. I imagine you guys were left particularly vulnerable. That's not a position from which you can easily just pack up and leave.
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[ Claude's not exactly eager to take sides. Silco had been opaque about what it was he actually did; it was a bunch of lofty sentiment, but he had wisely kept his cards close to his chest. It's unfortunate, perhaps, that Claude sees a kindred spirit in him, in someone willing to scheme and manipulate his way to success.
But what will dictate whether they're kindred spirits or not is the question of what success looks like to him. Claude is not so naive as to think his actions haven't torn innocent people's lives apart either, or that he's not planning on doing just that. Such is war, as it's been brought to his doorstep. But he has a sneaking suspicion that their ideals are quite different. ]
I'm sorry about your family. They got caught in the crossfire of... whatever it was he was planning, I assume? He mentioned that he mainly dealt in the slums. I imagine you guys were left particularly vulnerable. That's not a position from which you can easily just pack up and leave.