That satisfied Billy for now. He nodded, and was almost tempted to smile, but curiosity about the future soon snagged his attention.
"Oh, so that's why you called out 'the Frog!' during the battle. I wondered why---I thought you might have been attempting to confuse my shadow self with a secret code." Billy looked down at this, feeling slightly dumbfounded. "Anyway, that's really fascinating. So we all had animal spirits? I wonder if it would be possible to bond with mine."
Ah, science and knowledge. Wonderful distractions from guilt---but they don't last long. Determined, he plucked a rifle from the ground and peered out at the battle again. It largely seemed to consist of trench warfare in a broken urban environment, with World War II-era soldiers sniping at them from every side. "Now that I'm done hurting people, I need to help. If we can keep the non-fighters out of danger and secure the area, we should be fine---though that appears to be a difficult task."
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"Oh, so that's why you called out 'the Frog!' during the battle. I wondered why---I thought you might have been attempting to confuse my shadow self with a secret code." Billy looked down at this, feeling slightly dumbfounded. "Anyway, that's really fascinating. So we all had animal spirits? I wonder if it would be possible to bond with mine."
Ah, science and knowledge. Wonderful distractions from guilt---but they don't last long. Determined, he plucked a rifle from the ground and peered out at the battle again. It largely seemed to consist of trench warfare in a broken urban environment, with World War II-era soldiers sniping at them from every side. "Now that I'm done hurting people, I need to help. If we can keep the non-fighters out of danger and secure the area, we should be fine---though that appears to be a difficult task."