[Okay, he's stepping back some now. Give the lady her distance, even if his shock forbids him from turning heel and leaving her in peace.]
For fun or for profit? [He swallows thickly as the bit with the open flesh is unveiled once more. Oof, that's his gut giving another turn there, let's let that settle before pressing on.] Gamora...
[And just like that, an answer comes to him. Deadly assassin. Kidnapped as a wee thing. Richie's lips pull thin and the adrenaline quells.]
He was...making you what he wanted. Wasn't he? [His jaw locks shut for a brief moment. He gives a bitter shake of his head.] A better killer?
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For fun or for profit? [He swallows thickly as the bit with the open flesh is unveiled once more. Oof, that's his gut giving another turn there, let's let that settle before pressing on.] Gamora...
[And just like that, an answer comes to him. Deadly assassin. Kidnapped as a wee thing. Richie's lips pull thin and the adrenaline quells.]
He was...making you what he wanted. Wasn't he? [His jaw locks shut for a brief moment. He gives a bitter shake of his head.] A better killer?