"...I see." That put quite an entirely different spin on it. Novoc had to remind himself that, right now, he had no proof that anything Badd was saying was true. But, if he and Byrne really had been that close -- and it didn't matter to him if they'd been officially married or not, appointing someone your kid's guardian was more than official enough for him -- then, well...
"All right, let me be upfront," he said after a minute. "You've been talking to me like I'm some kind of thug because you just lost someone you loved and you don't have any reason to think I'm not here to ruin things further. I understand that, really I do, but if there's any way I can prove to you it's not like that, tell me and I'll do it. Byrne wanted to live apart from the rest of us, and I respected that, but he was still my friend. He could have called on me for help at any time and I'd have come. That..." He had to pause for just a moment to think of the right word in English, "Bond, if you want to call it that, belongs to Kay now, and you if you want it."
Of course, all of the above only applied if Badd was indeed being truthful with him. He was trying to play Novoc for a fool, then sooner or later he would find his scheme blowing up spectacularly in his face.
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Date: 2014-12-21 10:10 am (UTC)"All right, let me be upfront," he said after a minute. "You've been talking to me like I'm some kind of thug because you just lost someone you loved and you don't have any reason to think I'm not here to ruin things further. I understand that, really I do, but if there's any way I can prove to you it's not like that, tell me and I'll do it. Byrne wanted to live apart from the rest of us, and I respected that, but he was still my friend. He could have called on me for help at any time and I'd have come. That..." He had to pause for just a moment to think of the right word in English, "Bond, if you want to call it that, belongs to Kay now, and you if you want it."
Of course, all of the above only applied if Badd was indeed being truthful with him. He was trying to play Novoc for a fool, then sooner or later he would find his scheme blowing up spectacularly in his face.