[ That is very obviously sarcasm, but he does move his hand to his chest as he says it, palm spread open. There's no noise but Billy might feel something briefly, lighter than static. ]
But yeah, what Overhaul said. I don't stiff my dealers even if they get to be a pain in the ass. [ This is what counts as affection in these kinds of things, but Billy probably knows this all too well. ]
So no matter what they try to say, know that we got you.
[Genuine happiness slips into his voice--finally. God, this is the closest he's ever gotten to a way to kill Homelander. It actually feels attainable.]
How does the way out of here actually work then? Reckoned it was the same way you dragged people in but flipped around.
[The feeling does strike him as odd, similar to how it had been before.]
No disrespect, just want to make sure I ain't sent up shite creek without a paddle once everything's said and done. Few specifics might ease me mind.
I don't go back on my word unless someone else does. Business is business, but integrity is central to making things run smoothly.
[Does he really have room to talk about integrity. Apparently we're just being highfalutin about this now; though it's said with the same tone as always, on the cusp of casual but with a certain gravity to it.
Like an easily-understood law of nature (water is wet) or something taken for granted (these are the same couches as before, and not reincarnated ones after a Shigaraki incident).
Overhaul inclines his head, acknowledging both of their statements. Maybe it's a moment for optimism?]
You and your goals are accounted for in our plans. You're correct: it's the same way you were brought here, and the same way we were brought here, but reversed. It's considerably more difficult to return multiple people to their original destinations than to pluck a few out of space-time and bring them to the same place. That was most of the hold-up.
We already know that the pathway is stable. We've been able to figure out a reliable way to set the right coordinates.
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[ That is very obviously sarcasm, but he does move his hand to his chest as he says it, palm spread open. There's no noise but Billy might feel something briefly, lighter than static. ]
But yeah, what Overhaul said. I don't stiff my dealers even if they get to be a pain in the ass. [ This is what counts as affection in these kinds of things, but Billy probably knows this all too well. ]
So no matter what they try to say, know that we got you.
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[Genuine happiness slips into his voice--finally. God, this is the closest he's ever gotten to a way to kill Homelander. It actually feels attainable.]
How does the way out of here actually work then? Reckoned it was the same way you dragged people in but flipped around.
[The feeling does strike him as odd, similar to how it had been before.]
No disrespect, just want to make sure I ain't sent up shite creek without a paddle once everything's said and done. Few specifics might ease me mind.
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[Does he really have room to talk about integrity. Apparently we're just being highfalutin about this now; though it's said with the same tone as always, on the cusp of casual but with a certain gravity to it.
Like an easily-understood law of nature (water is wet) or something taken for granted (these are the same couches as before, and not reincarnated ones after a Shigaraki incident).
Overhaul inclines his head, acknowledging both of their statements. Maybe it's a moment for optimism?]
You and your goals are accounted for in our plans. You're correct: it's the same way you were brought here, and the same way we were brought here, but reversed. It's considerably more difficult to return multiple people to their original destinations than to pluck a few out of space-time and bring them to the same place. That was most of the hold-up.
We already know that the pathway is stable. We've been able to figure out a reliable way to set the right coordinates.
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houseoffice too, this week. ]We all know what matters in the end, huh? This has gotta be worth it for all of us.