"Oh, hell, you were staying with some people who got zapped back out of here?" Paul says, his tone not altogether unsympathetic.
A few months ago he would have suggested she just pick a building she liked in the city and claim it as her own. Up until that point, nothing had seemed threatening in the city to him-- frustrating, sure, infuriating-- but not dangerous.
That however was before the dead had risen, dragged him fighting out his own residence, killed him. And before he'd been on the receiving end of a vampire bite.
No way in hell is he going to tell a teenage girl to live on her own here.
"The Sanctuary at least usually has people in it... I mean, even when we're not stuck in the damn place-- and I think there's a couple of hotels too, where there'd be other people living at least.
"At the risk of sounding like a really skeevy old man, I've got plenty of room in my place... well, place I will have once I can get the hell back to it. And unless I ever happen to be glitched heterosexual-- God forbid-- you are entirely safe from skeevy old man advances."
(That's it, Paul, introduce the thought to Alexis that some guys in the city might try and take advantage of her. Way to go.)
"I won't be offended if you say no, but you should stay with or near somebody, I think. As you've seen.... city can be dangerous."
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A few months ago he would have suggested she just pick a building she liked in the city and claim it as her own. Up until that point, nothing had seemed threatening in the city to him-- frustrating, sure, infuriating-- but not dangerous.
That however was before the dead had risen, dragged him fighting out his own residence, killed him. And before he'd been on the receiving end of a vampire bite.
No way in hell is he going to tell a teenage girl to live on her own here.
"The Sanctuary at least usually has people in it... I mean, even when we're not stuck in the damn place-- and I think there's a couple of hotels too, where there'd be other people living at least.
"At the risk of sounding like a really skeevy old man, I've got plenty of room in my place... well, place I will have once I can get the hell back to it. And unless I ever happen to be glitched heterosexual-- God forbid-- you are entirely safe from skeevy old man advances."
(That's it, Paul, introduce the thought to Alexis that some guys in the city might try and take advantage of her. Way to go.)
"I won't be offended if you say no, but you should stay with or near somebody, I think. As you've seen.... city can be dangerous."