[ Oh, he's one of those types. Royce continues to scowl, but it really might just be his neutral face, at this point. ]
Nobody is ever friendly to a stranger unless they want something out of them. [ Royce says idly, like it's a mantra he's said so many times he can't keep track. ] ... Clown obsession?
[ That caught his attention. He doesn't answer any of the other questions quite yet, mostly because he's trying to judge how likely it is that Steve is going to actually come and slit his throat in the night if he figures out where Royce is.
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Nobody is ever friendly to a stranger unless they want something out of them. [ Royce says idly, like it's a mantra he's said so many times he can't keep track. ] ... Clown obsession?
[ That caught his attention. He doesn't answer any of the other questions quite yet, mostly because he's trying to judge how likely it is that Steve is going to actually come and slit his throat in the night if he figures out where Royce is.
Not... likely at all, but Royce is paranoid. ]