He's a man of action, Tommy. If he's telling you he's probably thinking of what to do about it.
[Lark is taking two big risks here: one, telling Tommy that he cares about Steve, when he knows Tommy is more than willing to fuck him over if he sees the slightest gain in it. And two: Steve is difficult to control or restrain, even when there's good reason to go slow. Lark is doing his best to be a rational buffer, but mostly he's trying to view this as a partnership and not as him turning Steve into yet another knight on his board.]
[Because Lark does go into every relationship with a use for the other person to fill, but this? This had not been what he'd had in mind for Steve when they met a year ago.]
[Lark stares at him because Tommy. Tommy. Do you hear yourself right now.]
Oh, the superhero who was built to preserve justice seems like a loose cannon to the gangster? How did that happen?
No, I have a hard time predicting him sometimes, too. But there aren't many people I believe would never hurt me intentionally. He's one of two.
[That's only true because he's never told Steve the truth about what he wants at home. He's pretty sure Steve would, in fact, punch him repeatedly for what he wants to do to California. But details, details.]
It might. [He knows. Even with Steve, it might happen. It's just a whole lot less likely with Steve than with Tommy, and here he is, trusting Tommy anyway. He is stuck in a vicious cycle.]
What do you suggest I do? With his help, we might actually accomplish what we're after.
[He rubs a hand over his jaw and wishes like hell he could argue against that.]
The reason I trust him is because he's done a lot of good, Tommy. More of it than I could if I turned my life around and worked the rest of my days doing charity.
I'll keep an eye out. Or I'll try. I don't know what his mistakes even look like.
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He told me about his disillusion with the Admiral about ten minutes after we were paired.
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He's a man of action, Tommy. If he's telling you he's probably thinking of what to do about it.
[Lark is taking two big risks here: one, telling Tommy that he cares about Steve, when he knows Tommy is more than willing to fuck him over if he sees the slightest gain in it. And two: Steve is difficult to control or restrain, even when there's good reason to go slow. Lark is doing his best to be a rational buffer, but mostly he's trying to view this as a partnership and not as him turning Steve into yet another knight on his board.]
What did you say to him?
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Convenient.
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[Because Lark does go into every relationship with a use for the other person to fill, but this? This had not been what he'd had in mind for Steve when they met a year ago.]
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In either case. He seems like a bit of a loose cannon, mate.
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Oh, the superhero who was built to preserve justice seems like a loose cannon to the gangster? How did that happen?
No, I have a hard time predicting him sometimes, too. But there aren't many people I believe would never hurt me intentionally. He's one of two.
[That's only true because he's never told Steve the truth about what he wants at home. He's pretty sure Steve would, in fact, punch him repeatedly for what he wants to do to California. But details, details.]
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Don't equate what I do with my capacity to judge people in this way, Lark. And even if it's not intentional, it might still happen.
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What do you suggest I do? With his help, we might actually accomplish what we're after.
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It's good men with bad consciences that do the worst things, Lark.
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The reason I trust him is because he's done a lot of good, Tommy. More of it than I could if I turned my life around and worked the rest of my days doing charity.
I'll keep an eye out. Or I'll try. I don't know what his mistakes even look like.
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