[Hopefully the memory of mum wouldn't upset her, and he was glad that at least it could be a source of inspiration. He was certainly taking it that way, and he rose both his brows at mention of unlocking some of the cases. It was both easier, and exciting, to shift gears toward action, and now that he had this out of the way... maybe things would be getting somewhere.]
Unlock the cases? Do you think it would come to... to that kind of fighting?
[Diplomacy had been the preferred method, he'd always been taught. Taking to arms had always... well, it had been enticing at times but he'd never had opportunity to try it out. Still, Vastra... she was a fighter. If she'd seen potential in Eugene, she would have taught him earlier, surely? Regardless, if she was offering now, that was... it was something, and it quickened his heart beat in a way that was exciting. And a little shocked.]
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Unlock the cases? Do you think it would come to... to that kind of fighting?
[Diplomacy had been the preferred method, he'd always been taught. Taking to arms had always... well, it had been enticing at times but he'd never had opportunity to try it out. Still, Vastra... she was a fighter. If she'd seen potential in Eugene, she would have taught him earlier, surely? Regardless, if she was offering now, that was... it was something, and it quickened his heart beat in a way that was exciting. And a little shocked.]
...Always have to begin somewhere.