This time, Five's lips visible curl into a mischievous smile as his fingers run up the side of Klaus' ribs to get another laugh out of him.
"Good to see some things haven't changed." His retreats before the other boy decides to try some kind of bodily harm stronger than the shoulder swat, or worse, try to tickle him back. Five knew Klaus' limits better than Diego and Luther, and remembers the tickle fights they had on occasion.
"An interesting point." One that he's too tired now to argue with, plus, it's kind of funny how often any of the Klaus decided to go around barefoot.
At the next reply, Five wants to argue that he's killed more people he can count, has been covered in blood often enough, and there's no one who can save him. He probably saved just as many people but those don't balance out the price of destroying an innocent life. Klaus doesn't need to know about more horrors, he's got enough of his own, so Five only curls into himself a little and listens, his previous smile gone as well.
"It's not pathetic if the other option is suffering. That's how survival works, we are naturally inclined to save our skins. No shame in it. You run, get stronger and handle things when you are ready."
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"Good to see some things haven't changed." His retreats before the other boy decides to try some kind of bodily harm stronger than the shoulder swat, or worse, try to tickle him back. Five knew Klaus' limits better than Diego and Luther, and remembers the tickle fights they had on occasion.
"An interesting point." One that he's too tired now to argue with, plus, it's kind of funny how often any of the Klaus decided to go around barefoot.
At the next reply, Five wants to argue that he's killed more people he can count, has been covered in blood often enough, and there's no one who can save him. He probably saved just as many people but those don't balance out the price of destroying an innocent life. Klaus doesn't need to know about more horrors, he's got enough of his own, so Five only curls into himself a little and listens, his previous smile gone as well.
"It's not pathetic if the other option is suffering. That's how survival works, we are naturally inclined to save our skins. No shame in it. You run, get stronger and handle things when you are ready."