He's wondering what those closed eyes mean and watches her a beat or three before saying,
'Look, Henri knew all about what we do. He was trusted. Raul had him take me to do that job because he knew he'd look out for me and because he thought he'd be able to take care of himself. Obviously he was wrong. But he'll get over it because that could have been any of us. You proved tonight you know how it goes. Any of us could get killed on any random night and it doesn't have to be anything epic. Sometimes it's just a stray bullet from a passing punk. Come tomorrow, Raul will be acting like Henri was just another hired gun.'
And they'll all know it's a lie but none of them will dent the man's pride by asking if he's alright or by suggesting he take some time away at one of the other houses. He'll act like it's fine, they'll accept it and try not to think of how cut up the man will be inside.
Ramon, for his part, has already considered how Henri was trusted to take care of him and got killed trying to warn him of danger. Nothing much touches him but this strikes a nerve. But he'll never say a word. It's not what they do.
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Date: 2010-03-08 10:26 pm (UTC)He's wondering what those closed eyes mean and watches her a beat or three before saying,
'Look, Henri knew all about what we do. He was trusted. Raul had him take me to do that job because he knew he'd look out for me and because he thought he'd be able to take care of himself. Obviously he was wrong. But he'll get over it because that could have been any of us. You proved tonight you know how it goes. Any of us could get killed on any random night and it doesn't have to be anything epic. Sometimes it's just a stray bullet from a passing punk. Come tomorrow, Raul will be acting like Henri was just another hired gun.'
And they'll all know it's a lie but none of them will dent the man's pride by asking if he's alright or by suggesting he take some time away at one of the other houses. He'll act like it's fine, they'll accept it and try not to think of how cut up the man will be inside.
Ramon, for his part, has already considered how Henri was trusted to take care of him and got killed trying to warn him of danger. Nothing much touches him but this strikes a nerve. But he'll never say a word. It's not what they do.