[ Roxy's brow lifts a fraction of an inch, just a small upward tick at the way his tone shifts when he talks about what he was last here for. It's interesting to her that he'd be so passionate about something being stolen from him when he was just talking about the benefits of stealing from other people, but she makes no comment on that just yet. It's different, she supposes, when it's being done to you - even if she doesn't entirely agree with that sentiment.
She doesn't know what a scug is, but the reference to Judas is enough for her to make inferences and piece together a basic idea of the reason for Cassidy's second visit to the city - betrayal. Roxy watches him finish his drink and takes a careful sip of her own, her eyes focused on him over the rim of her glass even as he smiles at her.
As she lowers her drink back onto the table, she considers her answer, picking at the peeling edge of a coaster with the edge of her thumbnail. She glances away only briefly, down at her hand, and then offers a small shrug of her shoulders and a soft smile as she looks back up.
It's not bold, not to her, but that doesn't mean she isn't about to consider lying to him. Which is unfortunate only in the fact that she doesn't actually want to lie to him for whatever reason, but being completely honest would lead to questions which would lead to more careful lying to protect Kingsman and everyone in it. ]
I want to save the world. [ She says it quietly, makes it sound like she's joking or being ironic, and the way she smiles makes it almost that convincing. It's the truth, in a sense. Roxy and Eggsy and Merlin may have already saved the world once, but not before thousands if not millions were injured or killed because Valentine thought making everyone kill each other would somehow make the world a better place. That's what she wants to prevent.
But it's not the only thing she asked for, and this she can say with a bit more ease, like this is her real answer. ] I asked for the protection of my family.
no subject
She doesn't know what a scug is, but the reference to Judas is enough for her to make inferences and piece together a basic idea of the reason for Cassidy's second visit to the city - betrayal. Roxy watches him finish his drink and takes a careful sip of her own, her eyes focused on him over the rim of her glass even as he smiles at her.
As she lowers her drink back onto the table, she considers her answer, picking at the peeling edge of a coaster with the edge of her thumbnail. She glances away only briefly, down at her hand, and then offers a small shrug of her shoulders and a soft smile as she looks back up.
It's not bold, not to her, but that doesn't mean she isn't about to consider lying to him. Which is unfortunate only in the fact that she doesn't actually want to lie to him for whatever reason, but being completely honest would lead to questions which would lead to more careful lying to protect Kingsman and everyone in it. ]
I want to save the world. [ She says it quietly, makes it sound like she's joking or being ironic, and the way she smiles makes it almost that convincing. It's the truth, in a sense. Roxy and Eggsy and Merlin may have already saved the world once, but not before thousands if not millions were injured or killed because Valentine thought making everyone kill each other would somehow make the world a better place. That's what she wants to prevent.
But it's not the only thing she asked for, and this she can say with a bit more ease, like this is her real answer. ] I asked for the protection of my family.