[ The others are a question, too. The other Displaced. He nods slowly. Common wisdom says civilians are easier to control, but that's rarely the case when it comes down to it. People are resourceful and people are tough, he's found. Some of the smartest people he met in the war were teenagers, kids whose parents kicked it and left them to survive what came next. Civilians can do all sorts of things once they're pushed into a corner. And a group this large can't be easily contained or tracked. Not in a major city. ]
Noticed that. Couple of them are pretty young.
[ That sits wrong with him. Kids should have a chance to grow up before getting tossed into the shit. ]
Some fighters. Nobody from home, though. I checked.
[ He's missed one, though Sharkface doesn't know that yet. ]
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Uh huh.
[ The others are a question, too. The other Displaced. He nods slowly. Common wisdom says civilians are easier to control, but that's rarely the case when it comes down to it. People are resourceful and people are tough, he's found. Some of the smartest people he met in the war were teenagers, kids whose parents kicked it and left them to survive what came next. Civilians can do all sorts of things once they're pushed into a corner. And a group this large can't be easily contained or tracked. Not in a major city. ]
Noticed that. Couple of them are pretty young.
[ That sits wrong with him. Kids should have a chance to grow up before getting tossed into the shit. ]
Some fighters. Nobody from home, though. I checked.
[ He's missed one, though Sharkface doesn't know that yet. ]