[ he hesitates at that. how much of his life before this place does he actually want to talk about? it's not a secret that he killed everyone by the end, or at least almost everyone; there's newspapers around that tell the story, and over the time here people have put the pieces together if they haven't already heard the story as some kind of urban legend.
but that's still different than talking about it outright, even as a threat. ]
no. i killed most everybody down there. took a while.
[ he wants to ask why, especially given how protective evan is of his place, there's something missing there. some piece that'll make it make sense why he'd slaughter all his workers and ruin his livelihood, evan just doesn't strike him as stupid enough to throw everything away on bloodlust alone. it's got to be something else. ]
[ he's also highly aware this is the most forthcoming evan's ever been, and david at least recognises that if he pushes too much or the wrong way all he's gonna get is aggressively shut down. but while he's never necessarily saught to make evan open up or talk about his past, something about him doing it is almost magnetic to david. difficult to resist. ]
[ it was more than that, he thinks. but he doesn't say it.
already he gets the feeling he's crossing a line. one of his own, which makes it worse. he watches david's response come in and wonders why david's even asking. morbid curiosity, probably. ]
sometimes you have to destroy what you have to save it.
[ except this is an excuse because david hit on one of the things he doesn't think about anymore, because the dissonance will make things that much worse if he dwells on it too long. good thing he has excuses! ]
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but that's still different than talking about it outright, even as a threat. ]
no. i killed most everybody down there. took a while.
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Couldn't have anyone getting away.
Got it.
[ he wants to ask why, especially given how protective evan is of his place, there's something missing there. some piece that'll make it make sense why he'd slaughter all his workers and ruin his livelihood, evan just doesn't strike him as stupid enough to throw everything away on bloodlust alone. it's got to be something else. ]
[ he's also highly aware this is the most forthcoming evan's ever been, and david at least recognises that if he pushes too much or the wrong way all he's gonna get is aggressively shut down. but while he's never necessarily saught to make evan open up or talk about his past, something about him doing it is almost magnetic to david. difficult to resist. ]
Why though?
That's a lot of hard work for what?
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already he gets the feeling he's crossing a line. one of his own, which makes it worse. he watches david's response come in and wonders why david's even asking. morbid curiosity, probably. ]
they deserved it. that whole place was infested.
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[ about as much of a straightforward indication to evan's eventual state of mind as he's ever likely to give. ]
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You're telling me you killed everyone because you thought they were beneath you?
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You wouldn't have wanted me there anyway. I'd make a terrible miner.
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glad you know that. you would've gotten fired or killed on day one.
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[ he's saying it on purpose, david knows better. ]
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would love to see how you handle dynamite.
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[ how many times did that also result in turning and running straight into a trap? listen-- ]
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doesn't matter. like you said. you'd make a shit miner. nothing left to mine anyway.
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doubt anything made it here anyway.
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Sounds like you didn't like this place that much.
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[ except this is an excuse because david hit on one of the things he doesn't think about anymore, because the dissonance will make things that much worse if he dwells on it too long. good thing he has excuses! ]
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