08-29-2016, 08:15 PM
Ivan listened to the exchange. All good questions. And his respect for Dorian grew. The guy had made a choice and was all in. And to his credit the new guy wanted to jump in and get his feet wet. He just hoped he didn't crack at what they faced. The guy looked like he'd had a rough few years, from the lines on his face. Kinda old for a rookie. Not kinda. Pretty old. That said starting out on a new life. Still, he had some experience otherwise he wouldn't have made rapid progress both as new cop or being admitted to Domovoi.
The questions raised were from all sides- and they all had their point. He might as well get his in the mix. "I think everyone here is right. Obviously, we don't want to just detain someone because they can do things- things like the Ascendancy can. At the same time, we need a way to hold them. The equivalent of bars or handcuffs. At least until they can be rehabilitated."
If they could. He looked at Alex and nodded. "Dr. Perozzi has a good idea. And...we can test them."
He looked at the cap. "I know Domovoi has gotten a lot of new weaponry. Perhaps we can find something in there to help us as well."
He took a breath. This was the part he didn't like. But he was it. And they needed it. He seized the power- suddenly he could smell the aftershave of the cap, the slight perfume Alex wore, the stench of old burned coffee, sweat and wet clothes from the other detectives after a night on the job- and wove a simple thread of fire above his palm. "I am willing to work on this problem. I do have some....insight into the difficulty."
There it was. Now they all knew.
The questions raised were from all sides- and they all had their point. He might as well get his in the mix. "I think everyone here is right. Obviously, we don't want to just detain someone because they can do things- things like the Ascendancy can. At the same time, we need a way to hold them. The equivalent of bars or handcuffs. At least until they can be rehabilitated."
If they could. He looked at Alex and nodded. "Dr. Perozzi has a good idea. And...we can test them."
He looked at the cap. "I know Domovoi has gotten a lot of new weaponry. Perhaps we can find something in there to help us as well."
He took a breath. This was the part he didn't like. But he was it. And they needed it. He seized the power- suddenly he could smell the aftershave of the cap, the slight perfume Alex wore, the stench of old burned coffee, sweat and wet clothes from the other detectives after a night on the job- and wove a simple thread of fire above his palm. "I am willing to work on this problem. I do have some....insight into the difficulty."
There it was. Now they all knew.