I don't blame you... [Ken sighed.] I wish this could say this doesn't change anything, but it does, and I'll understand if you don't want to see me after this. [It would hurt, having to avoid Crowe. He was quite fond of the kid but there was somethings that could not be forgiven.]
I-I have no right to judge, Ken. My family and I are criminals. The man who practically raised me is an ex-mafioso. S-So I know how people can be railroaded into these things, i-if what Uncle Marco has told me is true.
Still, I can't e-even imagine how you can... stay so happy so often. I-If it were me...
I am generally happy, I like working at the flower shop, I like hanging out with the guys, I like playing with the kids. There's no point in being unhappy all the time, it would just make my life shorter and worth less then it is.
I...your...criminals? [Oh please let it be something he wouldn't have to take down in his world...please let it be something minor like petty theft or something.]
[A sigh. Cat's out of the bag, now.] My mother and father are white-collar criminals. They're thieves. They steal things from museums o-or collections and sell them on the black market. A-And I was going to join them.
That's o-only what I know of, Ken, I-I don't know what they do without my knowledge, they've always sheltered me quite heavily s-so I sometimes wonder if they are doing things that are much w--
My parents best friends are, basically, a dictatorial, marauding super villain cutting his way through Europe with a frightening force, a-and mad scientist. I hardly doubt they just get together for tea.
Anyways, as long as you're not involved in that stuff you're still ok. You're still young Crowe, you can get out of it if you want to. I don't think your parents would be too heart broken if you didn't go into the family business.
Even if they have never been anything but nice to me, I-I don't know what to do about them. There's nothing I can do. Their son is my best friend, a-and I worry about him a lot becoming like his father.
I-I'm still torn. I wanted to be in it for a long time. I'm actually good at things like breaking and entering a-and going unseen. They're the only thinks I'm good at. But for a long time they didn't want me involved either, until they found that out. Then they encouraged me.
After being in Mayfield for awhile, I thought I wanted t-to be a detective. Part of me still does. B-But I know that I'm not suited for that, I'm not smart enough, a-and I haven't found anything useful i-in helping anyone here. I-I was probably better off suited for the other side of the law.
Hey! You are so smart enough! Listen here Crowe, you gotta stop doubting yourself or your going to tear your life apart! I understand you want to do what your parents do. I mean, come on, international thievery does sound cool when you're young. Hell, I wanted to be one when I was little.
You're good at lots of things! You can drive your bike, you know how to cheer people up, and I bet you're good in school too! You are so helping whether you see it that way or not!
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Ken... Y-You, of all people, it doesn't...
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In a way this place has been kinda nice, getting away from all that.
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I-I don't know if I want to hear a-all of the details or not.
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Still, I can't e-even imagine how you can... stay so happy so often. I-If it were me...
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I...your...criminals? [Oh please let it be something he wouldn't have to take down in his world...please let it be something minor like petty theft or something.]
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Thank god...That's not so bad.
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[He cuts himself off.]
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My parents best friends are, basically, a dictatorial, marauding super villain cutting his way through Europe with a frightening force, a-and mad scientist. I hardly doubt they just get together for tea.
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Anyways, as long as you're not involved in that stuff you're still ok. You're still young Crowe, you can get out of it if you want to. I don't think your parents would be too heart broken if you didn't go into the family business.
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I-I'm still torn. I wanted to be in it for a long time. I'm actually good at things like breaking and entering a-and going unseen. They're the only thinks I'm good at. But for a long time they didn't want me involved either, until they found that out. Then they encouraged me.
After being in Mayfield for awhile, I thought I wanted t-to be a detective. Part of me still does. B-But I know that I'm not suited for that, I'm not smart enough, a-and I haven't found anything useful i-in helping anyone here. I-I was probably better off suited for the other side of the law.
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You're good at lots of things! You can drive your bike, you know how to cheer people up, and I bet you're good in school too! You are so helping whether you see it that way or not!
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