Uh-oh. Maybe he's gotten too used to a Guardian who's merrily oblivious to such sneaky conversations. Ghost starts guiltily when Steve calls to them, scooting forward into the elevator and peering up from the young Titan's side.
"Sorry, Steve. We were just... distracted. I'm afraid I still don't know much about where people eat in the Tower. It didn't really come up before."
//She's a civilian, and so far Blaze is the only person she's actively threatened. Blaze believes the threat is over.// He can't be so complacent, especially out there in the Nexus. For most people in the City, harming a Ghost is roughly on par with harming a child. Maybe worse, depending on perspective. But both he and Siri have seen enough of their brothers and sisters die to know plenty of people outside the walls have no such compunctions.
//I don't want to alarm you too much. The Nexus anti-violence field would make it difficult for her to strike you directly in any case. I just needed to warn you not to give her that chance. If my Guardian is wrong, I don't want us to find out the hard way.//
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"Sorry, Steve. We were just... distracted. I'm afraid I still don't know much about where people eat in the Tower. It didn't really come up before."
//She's a civilian, and so far Blaze is the only person she's actively threatened. Blaze believes the threat is over.// He can't be so complacent, especially out there in the Nexus. For most people in the City, harming a Ghost is roughly on par with harming a child. Maybe worse, depending on perspective. But both he and Siri have seen enough of their brothers and sisters die to know plenty of people outside the walls have no such compunctions.
//I don't want to alarm you too much. The Nexus anti-violence field would make it difficult for her to strike you directly in any case. I just needed to warn you not to give her that chance. If my Guardian is wrong, I don't want us to find out the hard way.//