[Javert considers this. Asch has certainly proven himself a dependable man in the service, and it was true that they were few and their caseload was steadily increasing. Considering Adachi was little more than bureaucratic dead weight, an extra man on the field would be useful...
Particularly since Javert had long ago dismissed Gale from duty.]
Well, let's have him, then. But first your opinion: What sort of man is he?
[Normally Asch would have readily told him how much of a naive idiot Luke could be, but that wouldn't really help at all. If he could get the replica something to do, hopefully he would leave Asch alone and let him be. So instead he took a moment, thinking on how to answer the question.]
...He always does what's right. He can be a bit naive, since he was always sheltered, but he learns quickly. He's also a talented swordsman.
He may not be a perfect fit. If he thinks he can do it, though, then I trust that.
Not so naive that he does not understand the meaning of the police force or the law, I imagine.
[Suffice to say, after repeated incidents with Gale, Javert was very tired of naive individuals. They annoyed him. But so long as Luke was not naive in that sense, Javert could work with him.]
I want his name. Have him send for me, and I will grant him an interview.
[Javert's eyebrow goes on up. He could not help but wonder what Asch meant by childish. The corner of his mouth pinched and contracted. He could only think of one possible meaning, that all criminals were easily salvageable from their downtrodden, wretched lives.]
Do not tell me he wishes to make friends with them all! [A curl of his lip, slight shake of his head]
Very well. I'll see for myself how much of a child this one is.
...He tends to be of the opinion that everyone can change, even those who have committed the worst of crimes. But when it comes to it, he has no issues with stopping even them; he even stopped his own sword master when it became obvious the man had no desire to change his ways.
[Just as he suspected. He cast his lids downward in thought, his frown deepening to a melancholic gloom. However, his frown surely wasn't for the reasons Asch may have assumed. If the video were positioned at a slightly lower angle, Asch would have witnessed a perceptible, firm curl of Javert's fingers.
When he spoke, he was eerily calm and composed, his tone cold.]
[Javert considers this. Asch has certainly proven himself a dependable man in the service, and it was true that they were few and their caseload was steadily increasing. Considering Adachi was little more than bureaucratic dead weight, an extra man on the field would be useful...
Particularly since Javert had long ago dismissed Gale from duty.]
Well, let's have him, then. But first your opinion: What sort of man is he?
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...He always does what's right. He can be a bit naive, since he was always sheltered, but he learns quickly. He's also a talented swordsman.
He may not be a perfect fit. If he thinks he can do it, though, then I trust that.
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[Suffice to say, after repeated incidents with Gale, Javert was very tired of naive individuals. They annoyed him. But so long as Luke was not naive in that sense, Javert could work with him.]
I want his name. Have him send for me, and I will grant him an interview.
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His name is Luke fon Fabre. I'll let him know that you'll meet with him.
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Do not tell me he wishes to make friends with them all! [A curl of his lip, slight shake of his head]
Very well. I'll see for myself how much of a child this one is.
I will expect to hear word from him shortly.
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When he spoke, he was eerily calm and composed, his tone cold.]
Change is rare, indeed.
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Then in a short, abrupt tone]
People are not in the habit of changing.
I won't have him back off from an arrest.
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Send him to me.
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