[Satoru laughs, a sound of true mirth, not intended to poke fun at Anakin's response to his questions, but more out of surprise and novelty. Satoru's very existence is intimidating to most in his world, and not many would look him in the eye and say otherwise. Though Anakin may not know how powerful he truly is, Satoru still respects those who stand up to him; this is, after all, how he made his very first friend years ago — by someone refusing to take his crap and proving he could stand toe to toe with him — a thought that makes him vaguely nostalgic.
Aside from the laugh, Satoru remains easygoing, not at all put off by Anakin's response. It's smart, after all — a complete stranger bringing up vague problems that have nothing to do with him is cause for a preemptive rejection. Regardless of how the rest of this conversation goes, Anakin has proven to have a decent head on his shoulders.]
I'm not looking for an assassin. And I'm not trying to intimidate you, either.
[There would be easier (and quicker) ways to intimidate a person if he truly wanted to; but based on the glimpse of the power he saw within Anakin, and taking into consideration Anakin's answers on the impromptu personality quiz, Satoru has a feeling he would be difficult to intimidate regardless.]
I'm questioning why the conductor of this train would choose to bring extremely dangerous beings from my world and put them on a train with passengers who can't defend themselves. [Adequately, at least.] I'm wondering who else is on this train, and what else is in store for us.
[He looks over at the corgis that bounce around the park, barking and chattering their way through requests, and considers the train cars that lie ahead. The possibility that more problems from his world, or others, could be summoned here — and what that means for the passengers and locals alike.]
It's like the question about the volcano and the tree. There's a volcano and a tree on this train [Not that either of them would appreciate being compared to those curses] but that's not the real problem.
[And now he looks at Anakin, dipping his head to look at him over his shades, giving him a grin as he takes his finger and mimics slicing his throat.]
I'm going for the head.
[He has never been a fan of authority, absent figureheads, and higher-ups who think they know best when they're too corrupt to see beyond themselves, and this train seems to be run by that exact kind of leadership style, given who else is here with him and what he's seen so far.
But it's more than that. This is also about the passengers who are at risk. This is about all of them being here against their will. This is about an even bigger problem waiting for him back in his world, while he's busy going from train car to train car because he's trapped.
And that's his pitch: They didn't get to choose this hell, but they do get to choose how to deal with it. For Satoru, the objectives are secondary to his overall goal of finding the conductor and doing something about all this.]
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Aside from the laugh, Satoru remains easygoing, not at all put off by Anakin's response. It's smart, after all — a complete stranger bringing up vague problems that have nothing to do with him is cause for a preemptive rejection. Regardless of how the rest of this conversation goes, Anakin has proven to have a decent head on his shoulders.]
I'm not looking for an assassin. And I'm not trying to intimidate you, either.
[There would be easier (and quicker) ways to intimidate a person if he truly wanted to; but based on the glimpse of the power he saw within Anakin, and taking into consideration Anakin's answers on the impromptu personality quiz, Satoru has a feeling he would be difficult to intimidate regardless.]
I'm questioning why the conductor of this train would choose to bring extremely dangerous beings from my world and put them on a train with passengers who can't defend themselves. [Adequately, at least.] I'm wondering who else is on this train, and what else is in store for us.
[He looks over at the corgis that bounce around the park, barking and chattering their way through requests, and considers the train cars that lie ahead. The possibility that more problems from his world, or others, could be summoned here — and what that means for the passengers and locals alike.]
It's like the question about the volcano and the tree. There's a volcano and a tree on this train [Not that either of them would appreciate being compared to those curses] but that's not the real problem.
[And now he looks at Anakin, dipping his head to look at him over his shades, giving him a grin as he takes his finger and mimics slicing his throat.]
I'm going for the head.
[He has never been a fan of authority, absent figureheads, and higher-ups who think they know best when they're too corrupt to see beyond themselves, and this train seems to be run by that exact kind of leadership style, given who else is here with him and what he's seen so far.
But it's more than that. This is also about the passengers who are at risk. This is about all of them being here against their will. This is about an even bigger problem waiting for him back in his world, while he's busy going from train car to train car because he's trapped.
And that's his pitch: They didn't get to choose this hell, but they do get to choose how to deal with it. For Satoru, the objectives are secondary to his overall goal of finding the conductor and doing something about all this.]