And it says something, that those words, from Crowley, can be ironic, but not mocking. What that 'something' might be isn't clear, exactly. But - it's something.
(What it's doing right now: covering up just how big this is, how serious. And how flat Crowley's eyes can get, when he's... calculating.)
"I've plenty of resources, and I'm better than most at hiding these things. But if there's an inquest, and if Blue Sun or North Central have an inside man on that inquest, which you can count on, then I - not to phrase it too delicately - am in yī dà tuó dàbiàn."
Lazily, leisurely, he sets his tea to one side and crosses his legs, every inch the demon at ease.
"They will know," he says, voice clear and precise, "exactly where to look. Guĭ, I stole half those bribes and dirty deals out from under them."
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And it says something, that those words, from Crowley, can be ironic, but not mocking. What that 'something' might be isn't clear, exactly. But - it's something.
(What it's doing right now: covering up just how big this is, how serious. And how flat Crowley's eyes can get, when he's... calculating.)
"I've plenty of resources, and I'm better than most at hiding these things. But if there's an inquest, and if Blue Sun or North Central have an inside man on that inquest, which you can count on, then I - not to phrase it too delicately - am in yī dà tuó dàbiàn."
Lazily, leisurely, he sets his tea to one side and crosses his legs, every inch the demon at ease.
"They will know," he says, voice clear and precise, "exactly where to look. Guĭ, I stole half those bribes and dirty deals out from under them."