[ Hearing his name doesn't make him flinch, exactly, but it's still strange to be matched to it. He hadn't told Byerly expecting him to use it so damn much. It might be better than whatever By would invent on his own, but there's something potent in being summed up accurately. ]
Most people do.
[ But even the wicked get worse than they deserve. Still, he doesn't feel sorry for this Rudolph— not knowing even a sliver of the story. His attention is still visibly on the corners of the room, his hands running lightly on the walls— which don't collapse in on themselves. ]
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Most people do.
[ But even the wicked get worse than they deserve. Still, he doesn't feel sorry for this Rudolph— not knowing even a sliver of the story. His attention is still visibly on the corners of the room, his hands running lightly on the walls— which don't collapse in on themselves. ]
This was your first mission, wasn't it?
[ Evidently he's still paying attention. ]
Some reward you got, for figuring it out.