Her words only turn his expression more grave—he didn't think the House truly cared about them, so he's not sure why they'd bother to protect the culprit. But they're certainly not on the side of the victim, either. He looks at the empty ice cream cup, eyes downcast.]
Honestly, I feel like people should know there's a killer on the loose. But if everyone knew you can get away with murder here, that might just embolden others to act on their worst thoughts. I wish I could say it was just one bad apple, and that the rest of us should all join hands and trust each other. But that would just be hopelessly naive, so.
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[... But back to the murder discussion again.
Her words only turn his expression more grave—he didn't think the House truly cared about them, so he's not sure why they'd bother to protect the culprit. But they're certainly not on the side of the victim, either. He looks at the empty ice cream cup, eyes downcast.]
Honestly, I feel like people should know there's a killer on the loose. But if everyone knew you can get away with murder here, that might just embolden others to act on their worst thoughts. I wish I could say it was just one bad apple, and that the rest of us should all join hands and trust each other. But that would just be hopelessly naive, so.
[So he won't say that.]