02-09-2015, 10:34 AM
Connor watched the kid- have to remember to call him Nox. Idly he wondered why he didn't want to be reminded about his dad. Sad, that. But not his business.
What a life to be trapped into. In the very MiB group that was devoted to hunting you down. That had to be terrifying. He remembered having that usb stick in his pocket that day in the bookstore. The older guy who showed up and decided to start lecturing on what was important. Full of himself, that one was. And almost assuredly Atharim. Something about the man pissed him off. He knew what it was. His complete assurance that his view was correct. Pure blind zealotry. That was a man that would've killed Hayden without a moment's hesitation, all in the name of saving humanity.
That man was his enemy. He'd never had enemies before. Oh, people he disliked from time to time. But never someone for whom the moment they met, he'd felt such an active dislike- disdain, even hatred- for. This kid's loyalty to the Atharim had to be weak, for him to be what he was. For the casual way he referred to the dead hunter. For the way he made himself Ayden's 'hunter' and then assured her she was safe.
Connor had given that list to Vellas. He wasn't sure what, if anything, the guy was doing with it. He'd rebuffed Ayden's offer. His attempt to strike a blow against the Atharim seemed futile. He'd have to think on that. Perhaps there was another way. For Hayden. For Ayden. For Aria. Even for this kid.
All the while, Ayden and Nox talked. Ayden had mentioned this Bas guy to him, though not a lot of details. He trusted her so he wasn't overly concerned. It was one of those things he just had to accept about her. She'd known plenty of unsavory characters in her life.
He did chuckle at the way she couldn't hide her jealousy about Aria. Between Aria's sister and this kid, he found his anger at her dulling. He admitted he was curious. And after all the emotion he'd felt just minutes ago, he didn't mind a little entertainment.
What a life to be trapped into. In the very MiB group that was devoted to hunting you down. That had to be terrifying. He remembered having that usb stick in his pocket that day in the bookstore. The older guy who showed up and decided to start lecturing on what was important. Full of himself, that one was. And almost assuredly Atharim. Something about the man pissed him off. He knew what it was. His complete assurance that his view was correct. Pure blind zealotry. That was a man that would've killed Hayden without a moment's hesitation, all in the name of saving humanity.
That man was his enemy. He'd never had enemies before. Oh, people he disliked from time to time. But never someone for whom the moment they met, he'd felt such an active dislike- disdain, even hatred- for. This kid's loyalty to the Atharim had to be weak, for him to be what he was. For the casual way he referred to the dead hunter. For the way he made himself Ayden's 'hunter' and then assured her she was safe.
Connor had given that list to Vellas. He wasn't sure what, if anything, the guy was doing with it. He'd rebuffed Ayden's offer. His attempt to strike a blow against the Atharim seemed futile. He'd have to think on that. Perhaps there was another way. For Hayden. For Ayden. For Aria. Even for this kid.
All the while, Ayden and Nox talked. Ayden had mentioned this Bas guy to him, though not a lot of details. He trusted her so he wasn't overly concerned. It was one of those things he just had to accept about her. She'd known plenty of unsavory characters in her life.
He did chuckle at the way she couldn't hide her jealousy about Aria. Between Aria's sister and this kid, he found his anger at her dulling. He admitted he was curious. And after all the emotion he'd felt just minutes ago, he didn't mind a little entertainment.