[A pirate??? Thomas glances at the other man, a bit disturbed. He'd had more than enough violence for several lifetimes and didn't want anything to do with such antics.]

[The questions are oddly childlike, too. Especially with this man's expressions. It's almost like dealing with someone who is very young.]

[As such, the things which have been done to Thomas, and the things he's seen and lived in, lived with... they don't seem like topics he should broach. They're very adult and this man... wasn't. He was, oddly enough, very perceptive, though, in that same way that many children did manage.]



Thank you. You're quite handsome as well, [Thomas reassures, all cordial speech training and gentleness.]

[Now for the hard part. How to answer without answering?] I went a bit mad, there, for a while. I suppose I'm doing a bit better, now. My living circumstances were... well. Quite painful, but now that's over. I suppose I'm more interested... in making sure others don't endure awful things. Pain and loss and societal... things. They can make odd things... seem very realistic.