He doesn't look surprised. The words certainly have an effect, but he doesn't look surprised. He just closes his eyes for a moment and takes a deep breath, in through the nose and out through the mouth.
He knew it.
"Do you think I don't know how this works?" He leans forward to rest his elbows on the table, voice low. "I didn't do anything with you that I don't do with every half-decent vigilante in this town. My only mistake was thinking that this would be different - what can I say, I'm a sucker for do-gooders." Punch a few purse-snatchers and suddenly you must be a good person. Is he still such an easy mark after all this time?
If he didn't know better...but she wasn't sent here by any of them. He could never miss something like that. He knows their songs better than any others. "You can do whatever you want, but I'm not going to be some time looper's personal pet parrot again."
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He knew it.
"Do you think I don't know how this works?" He leans forward to rest his elbows on the table, voice low. "I didn't do anything with you that I don't do with every half-decent vigilante in this town. My only mistake was thinking that this would be different - what can I say, I'm a sucker for do-gooders." Punch a few purse-snatchers and suddenly you must be a good person. Is he still such an easy mark after all this time?
If he didn't know better...but she wasn't sent here by any of them. He could never miss something like that. He knows their songs better than any others. "You can do whatever you want, but I'm not going to be some time looper's personal pet parrot again."