[He remembers hearing her say that a few times, and he nods in understanding. This place isn't exactly 'free' to him, it's more of a sideways promotion than going forward or back, but if someone's life was so terrible that this is 'more free' to them then he understands why they would prefer him.]
Understandable. But celebrating that is risky. It makes you look like an easy target to pickpockets and organ sellers.
[One unfortunate character trait about Lalli, which will become clearer to Helly the longer she's a co-worker of his, is that he often thinks of the worst possible results and has absolutely no brain-to-mouth filter most of the time. Comments like this aren't meant to be mean, they come from a place of Lalli wanting to be helpful, but they're still common.]
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[He remembers hearing her say that a few times, and he nods in understanding. This place isn't exactly 'free' to him, it's more of a sideways promotion than going forward or back, but if someone's life was so terrible that this is 'more free' to them then he understands why they would prefer him.]
Understandable. But celebrating that is risky. It makes you look like an easy target to pickpockets and organ sellers.
[One unfortunate character trait about Lalli, which will become clearer to Helly the longer she's a co-worker of his, is that he often thinks of the worst possible results and has absolutely no brain-to-mouth filter most of the time. Comments like this aren't meant to be mean, they come from a place of Lalli wanting to be helpful, but they're still common.]