Eddie was, according to HABIT, a habit himself. Not a rabbit. He was an instrument of evil -- or, more accurately, he had been and always could be again. But what went unspoken to HABIT, what Eddie never uttered to anyone was this: every day he fought his inclinations. Every day he riddled to himself -- is it nurture or nature? Is evil something he was, or simply something he did? Was he a changed man, a changed mind? A changed heart?
This was one line of questioning he had not brought to his power's grace.
"Good," he said. He pocketed his hands, having noticed Gilbert's erratic reaction to his touch. With Gilbert, Eddie wasn't interested in cruel tactics; he simply thought the other man had some untapped potential. And Eddie was ever so incredible at riddling out potential.
"I would hate to be disappointed in my investment, after all." Eddie glanced between Gilbert and Nelson, making a few quick calculations. The gift was now more transparently a lecture: Nelson's experience, he figured, would persuade to Gilbert that ideology could corrupt results.
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Eddie was, according to HABIT, a habit himself. Not a rabbit. He was an instrument of evil -- or, more accurately, he had been and always could be again. But what went unspoken to HABIT, what Eddie never uttered to anyone was this: every day he fought his inclinations. Every day he riddled to himself -- is it nurture or nature? Is evil something he was, or simply something he did? Was he a changed man, a changed mind? A changed heart?
This was one line of questioning he had not brought to his power's grace.
"Good," he said. He pocketed his hands, having noticed Gilbert's erratic reaction to his touch. With Gilbert, Eddie wasn't interested in cruel tactics; he simply thought the other man had some untapped potential. And Eddie was ever so incredible at riddling out potential.
"I would hate to be disappointed in my investment, after all." Eddie glanced between Gilbert and Nelson, making a few quick calculations. The gift was now more transparently a lecture: Nelson's experience, he figured, would persuade to Gilbert that ideology could corrupt results.