Looking at Willis, Forty offers “Good thing about being a troll, you can play dumb and nobody suspects a thing, you know? I’m pretty good at being stubborn an’ playing even dumber than I am, but drek heads lose patience with me kind o’ quick sometimes, expect me to know better. I bet you can work out a simple story with Al or Becky, then just keep saying “But my friend told me ….” and give the story again and again. Even better if you got something you can give ’em, then don’t leave ’til you get it back.”

Turning to Macey, Forty scowls. “Just so we got one thing straight. You do the thinking, you make a plan, that’s good stuff. Just don’t expect me to remember it all when things get hot, stuff will go way faster than I got time to think about, you know? And I need spirits for most of my magic, so I’m a dumb gun for you most of the time, then I might zone out to talk to the kami’s for a few seconds. You’re gonna hate me for that. But we’re gonna kick ass together.”