There was a passing talk of torture but not with detail, which is what Izzy actually wants. Quite rightly he was filtering and organizing a million thoughts and questions and shock after shock after shock that day.
This is better.
Clearly not better for Lucius but he's willing to talk so it's good enough, and for his valiant efforts Izzy shares the drink (and his space) with no further objection.
Now, he doesn't know more people on this vessel than he has fingers on his hands. No more than Lucius has fingers on his hands, even. He doesn't think he would particularly care if he saw their deaths but he is also not a man who takes active pleasure in murder. Mostly. Sometimes they really, really fucking deserve it but the rest of the time, he's just doing his job. It's a way of life. He doesn't get off on it, but it is what it is and so he accepts that and moves forward.
He also appreciates that he might feel a bit differently if he gave a shit about anyone here besides like one- maybe two people. Watching Lucius murdered over and over again wouldn't be enjoyable, really. Seeing Edward die? It would turn him absolutely fucking feral.
Lucius is a chatty fellow. Social. Flirty. He probably has a great many friends, so 'Suck it up and get over it', doesn't feel appropriate to say and really... That's always been more Ed's line, anyway. He takes the bottle once Lucius has helped himself and uses the pause of drinking to reflect for something less... heartless.
He isn't a heartless man. Far from it, actually, he just lives and operates in another plane of existence to the crew of The Revenge.
And so Izzy re-offers the bottle of what is, yes, a very fine choice.
"Must have been difficult. Watchin' all that. Feeling powerless."
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This is better.
Clearly not better for Lucius but he's willing to talk so it's good enough, and for his valiant efforts Izzy shares the drink (and his space) with no further objection.
Now, he doesn't know more people on this vessel than he has fingers on his hands. No more than Lucius has fingers on his hands, even. He doesn't think he would particularly care if he saw their deaths but he is also not a man who takes active pleasure in murder. Mostly. Sometimes they really, really fucking deserve it but the rest of the time, he's just doing his job. It's a way of life. He doesn't get off on it, but it is what it is and so he accepts that and moves forward.
He also appreciates that he might feel a bit differently if he gave a shit about anyone here besides like one- maybe two people. Watching Lucius murdered over and over again wouldn't be enjoyable, really. Seeing Edward die? It would turn him absolutely fucking feral.
Lucius is a chatty fellow. Social. Flirty. He probably has a great many friends, so 'Suck it up and get over it', doesn't feel appropriate to say and really... That's always been more Ed's line, anyway. He takes the bottle once Lucius has helped himself and uses the pause of drinking to reflect for something less... heartless.
He isn't a heartless man. Far from it, actually, he just lives and operates in another plane of existence to the crew of The Revenge.
And so Izzy re-offers the bottle of what is, yes, a very fine choice.
"Must have been difficult. Watchin' all that. Feeling powerless."