[Come on, Allison, cut the the peanut gallery some slack; maybe they're just nosy and want to know what's going on.
But this is also Adam, and though a guy with a weapon is relatively dangerous, Adam first instinct is to envision the worst case scenario: sucker punches, surprise attacks, fatal injuries a normal couldn't survive, blood staining the floor... What he doubts isn't so much Allison's ninja abilities so much as anyone's staying power. People can hurt and be hurt so easily.
Kind of a good thing Wonderland didn't give new people guns, honestly.]
Just wanted to make sure. That, or someone tried to citizen arrest you for cleaning his clock. He calmed down now?
[Adam might not sound all that moved by the boy's plight, but he can understand perfectly well what the freak out had been about and how hard it would be to settle in unless a person had balls of steel.
At the same time, he's not on any social welfare committee. It's none of his business.]
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But this is also Adam, and though a guy with a weapon is relatively dangerous, Adam first instinct is to envision the worst case scenario: sucker punches, surprise attacks, fatal injuries a normal couldn't survive, blood staining the floor... What he doubts isn't so much Allison's ninja abilities so much as anyone's staying power. People can hurt and be hurt so easily.
Kind of a good thing Wonderland didn't give new people guns, honestly.]
Just wanted to make sure. That, or someone tried to citizen arrest you for cleaning his clock. He calmed down now?
[Adam might not sound all that moved by the boy's plight, but he can understand perfectly well what the freak out had been about and how hard it would be to settle in unless a person had balls of steel.
At the same time, he's not on any social welfare committee. It's none of his business.]
Well, it was kind of hard to miss.
[There's a hint of a smile in his voice.]