He's a kid, I understand that. But sometimes you punch the wrong guy and the community pulls together. Hopefully he learned a valuable lesson about jumping the gun.
[The corner of his mouth twitched upwards. Jason was half his age but understood the principles; that was the value of a life on the street. Lessons came hard and fast, and they both knew making the wrong play could cost.]
Well, there was a hit I didn't take, and it cost me dearly. Now I'm less inclined to move than ever.
[He brought his tumbler to his lips.]
Your family going to pull together, I expect? The way you spoke of them before was they fight a lot but come together when it matters. I assume that will hold true in this case?
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[The corner of his mouth twitched upwards. Jason was half his age but understood the principles; that was the value of a life on the street. Lessons came hard and fast, and they both knew making the wrong play could cost.]
Well, there was a hit I didn't take, and it cost me dearly. Now I'm less inclined to move than ever.
[He brought his tumbler to his lips.]
Your family going to pull together, I expect? The way you spoke of them before was they fight a lot but come together when it matters. I assume that will hold true in this case?