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Kyoko. I'm the kid who almost got her ass beat by Death because she couldn't defend herself because her dumb warden didn't give her back her magic until after the fight.

[ and also that bratty awful red-headed child who tends to follow Trevor around and look up to him like an older brother. ]

I visited Trevor in the infirmary and he told me about your nonsense.

Well, he can defend himself, like I said. If he's in danger he can fight. If he's not, there's no reason for him to.

What about if I'm in danger? Or if somebody else is in danger? We've got a lot of weaklings on the Barge, after all.

He jumped into a situation trying to 'help' and made it worse. He stabbed my brother in the back because he has no restraint.

So no: he won't be called on to police your problems or anyone else's until he can find better ways of handling things.

Course you'd take your brother's side—he's your brother. But did you ever consider the fact that maybe your brother deserved it?

I did, and he didn't. He was handling the situation before Trevor came in and essentially threw gasoline on a spark.

If you're so concerned, maybe you should look at helping people deal with things without violence or tantrums. That would help Trevor a lot more than trying to convince me he doesn't need to face consequences for poor decisions.

Sometimes violence is the only way you can solve things. D'you think some of the nonsense we've dealt with could be solved by people talking things out? You'd be an idiot if you believed that.

[Dry] I know that no one has tried it, and as a lawyer I do put some weight in words. I've talked people out of worse things than throwing punches.

You're a lawyer?

Geez, then of course you don't understand. You've probably never had to be in a situation where fighting counts—and if you did, your weak little lawyer fists probably couldn't do anything to begin with.

There's a lot of risk in fighting. No one should treat it as the first option.

There's only risk if you don't know what you're doing.

A lot of things can go wrong even for experts. You've never blinked, never tripped? Never underestimated your opponent?

A lot of things can go wrong if you talk something out as well. Never said the wrong thing or made a situation worse cause you couldn't shut up?

Wrong words can be patched up a lot faster than a stab wound.

You've either never been stabbed or never got into an actual argument. Because that's ridiculous. Say the wrong thing and it'll stick with someone a lot longer than a hospital stay would.

Then we agree words are more effective than violence.

[ wait.

fuck ]

You're doing some lawyer nonsense! Entrapment! Yeah, this is entrapment!

[ it is not, Kyoko just doesn't like to be wrong. ]

[He's grinning though she can't see it]

When Trevor has the right words to convince me, I'll give him back his weapons.

If those right words are "may I please have my weapons back," I'm gonna personally find you and throw something at your head.

And I'd deserve it. Those aren't the words he needs.

Those aren't the words you think he needs. You don't know what he really needs. You're just making your best guess, same as everybody else. Distinction's important—you'd think a lawyer would know that already.

Oh, I just meant those aren't the words that will convince me to give them back.

You're right, I don't know what he really needs. But there's time for him to figure that out.

[ a pause before... ]

If I say 'pretty please' will you give him his weapons back?

Afraid not. I don't need anyone begging for them back, I just need him to make a compelling argument.

Screw you, I'm not begging. I'm asking nicely.

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