[He had to be, to broker information successfully- and this was a favor. He wasn't going to reiterate that favors don't come often to those that know Jay the Unseen.
However, he was stone-faced and silent the entire way through Sayaka's ramble, eyes half-lidded and posture oddly...proper. If this was anyone but Sayaka during an emotional moment, they would have noticed the subtle shift in his posture. As it stood, the girl was probably too animated to completely realize.]
...he was made to be a tool for those who run this place, then? And you want me to help him forget that experience, somehow.
[Likewise, if he'd spoken to Sayaka more than a few times, she probably would have recognized the very flat tone of his as alarmingly off, but...]
You're lucky. I have experience in this sort of thing. [Was that saying too much? Jay didn't know.] These things are...often harder to repress than people realize at the time. He can want to forget, but that wanting will make him remember. It's a tricky situation.
But, I will do my best. I cannot guarantee results, but I can promise that much.
AND WE AIN'T NO PUSSIES
[He had to be, to broker information successfully- and this was a favor. He wasn't going to reiterate that favors don't come often to those that know Jay the Unseen.
However, he was stone-faced and silent the entire way through Sayaka's ramble, eyes half-lidded and posture oddly...proper. If this was anyone but Sayaka during an emotional moment, they would have noticed the subtle shift in his posture. As it stood, the girl was probably too animated to completely realize.]
...he was made to be a tool for those who run this place, then? And you want me to help him forget that experience, somehow.
[Likewise, if he'd spoken to Sayaka more than a few times, she probably would have recognized the very flat tone of his as alarmingly off, but...]
You're lucky. I have experience in this sort of thing. [Was that saying too much? Jay didn't know.] These things are...often harder to repress than people realize at the time. He can want to forget, but that wanting will make him remember. It's a tricky situation.
But, I will do my best. I cannot guarantee results, but I can promise that much.