[ Half a coordinate, and an empty box— why else would he send these things to Hawk? It doesn't feel like a gesture intended to achieve peace, to Jim. Clearly Hawk doesn't see it that way, either. Unless there's some kind of meaning to the gesture in Vane's mind that they're somehow both missing.
He straightens a little more when Hawk suggests that he find said item, the words followed by a silence that lasts a few good seconds. ]
I'm not against it.
[ On the contrary, he is quite against it. Or at least, against the thought of handing Vane over like he knows Hawk wants. Or figures he wants, at least, particularly from the feedback he got about Marcos's talk with the first mate. It goes very much against everything he believes in.
But what Hawk doesn't know won't hurt him. Well, it might hurt Jim, but that's a problem for a later date. ]
Like I told you, I'd need to speak to the rest of the group. But I would need to know exactly what you demand of us, what you would offer in return, and what exactly is this item we're supposed to be looking for.
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He straightens a little more when Hawk suggests that he find said item, the words followed by a silence that lasts a few good seconds. ]
I'm not against it.
[ On the contrary, he is quite against it. Or at least, against the thought of handing Vane over like he knows Hawk wants. Or figures he wants, at least, particularly from the feedback he got about Marcos's talk with the first mate. It goes very much against everything he believes in.
But what Hawk doesn't know won't hurt him. Well, it might hurt Jim, but that's a problem for a later date. ]
Like I told you, I'd need to speak to the rest of the group. But I would need to know exactly what you demand of us, what you would offer in return, and what exactly is this item we're supposed to be looking for.