Stein looked up at Birkin. "To be honest, it's people," he said, a bit bemused. He drained the last of his beaker and reached for the rum again. "When I was little, Spirit kept me leashed, and by the time he went off to get married, I was used to it. I do feel as if I owe Shinigami-sama a lot, and there is...fulfilment in what I do."
He frowned, really trying to work it out in his mind in a way that Birkin might be able to understand. But he suspected it was a losing battle. "Then recently, I started teaching these kids, training them to fight witches. And I..." He smiled self-deprecatingly. "I guess I'm fond of them, for some reason."
He glanced at Birkin again. "And for all that I want Medusa, I don't trust her. She uses people up and destroys them, and she doesn't have the tiniest vestige of loyalty to anyone. Not to me, either. She wants a toy, not a partner. I don't want to be a toy."
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Yesssssss, another convert! \o/
Date: 2009-06-18 11:19 pm (UTC)He frowned, really trying to work it out in his mind in a way that Birkin might be able to understand. But he suspected it was a losing battle. "Then recently, I started teaching these kids, training them to fight witches. And I..." He smiled self-deprecatingly. "I guess I'm fond of them, for some reason."
He glanced at Birkin again. "And for all that I want Medusa, I don't trust her. She uses people up and destroys them, and she doesn't have the tiniest vestige of loyalty to anyone. Not to me, either. She wants a toy, not a partner. I don't want to be a toy."