[It's not quite unadulterated disbelief in his voice, but Noël certainly sounds skeptical. He knows what the criminal underbelly of society is like. He may not have been deep in it, not like the mobsters were--an artful dodger like him only skimmed the surface--, but he knows enough. He knows the posturing and bluffs, the threats, the egos and arrogance, the vicious raw tempers and jockeying for power. He knows how quickly grown men's blustering can turn into brawls, and how quickly a simple fight on the street can turn into blood running down the gutter and a life snuffed out like a candle.
Lambo seems completely unsuited for a world that grimy and dark. Is he really so out of place there, so good at what he does that it doesn't matter what he's like the rest of the time..... or so cunning that his facade is nearly flawless?]
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[It's not quite unadulterated disbelief in his voice, but Noël certainly sounds skeptical. He knows what the criminal underbelly of society is like. He may not have been deep in it, not like the mobsters were--an artful dodger like him only skimmed the surface--, but he knows enough. He knows the posturing and bluffs, the threats, the egos and arrogance, the vicious raw tempers and jockeying for power. He knows how quickly grown men's blustering can turn into brawls, and how quickly a simple fight on the street can turn into blood running down the gutter and a life snuffed out like a candle.
Lambo seems completely unsuited for a world that grimy and dark. Is he really so out of place there, so good at what he does that it doesn't matter what he's like the rest of the time..... or so cunning that his facade is nearly flawless?]