And it makes sense, right? Billy's power has its own drawbacks. Not hunger, thankfully, but it's not exactly fun either to walk around knowing that if you ever slip up and get a little too emotional, you might set something on fire - yourself included. He also knows that the people who seem capable of projecting their thoughts into other people's minds aren't always consciously doing that. So the way Hickey hardly ever seems to get tired.. of course that has a drawback too.
It just happens to be a terrible one to give to Cornelius Hickey of all people. Who already ate someone back home under similar circumstances, as he himself confessed.
".. Cornelius." The frown is still there, but the look in his eyes definitely isn't angry. It's worried. Not even about the actions this hunger drives the other to, but for the other in general. "Why didn't you just tell people?"
Maybe a little bit too late for that now, but..
"I know it's not as if our crewmates would spare any food, but even under the current circumstances, perhaps certain others in town might. Especially those who don't share your ability."
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And it makes sense, right? Billy's power has its own drawbacks. Not hunger, thankfully, but it's not exactly fun either to walk around knowing that if you ever slip up and get a little too emotional, you might set something on fire - yourself included. He also knows that the people who seem capable of projecting their thoughts into other people's minds aren't always consciously doing that. So the way Hickey hardly ever seems to get tired.. of course that has a drawback too.
It just happens to be a terrible one to give to Cornelius Hickey of all people. Who already ate someone back home under similar circumstances, as he himself confessed.
".. Cornelius." The frown is still there, but the look in his eyes definitely isn't angry. It's worried. Not even about the actions this hunger drives the other to, but for the other in general. "Why didn't you just tell people?"
Maybe a little bit too late for that now, but..
"I know it's not as if our crewmates would spare any food, but even under the current circumstances, perhaps certain others in town might. Especially those who don't share your ability."