It's not unkind or mocking--it's not even wholly amused. It's the quiet, unexpected chuckle of simple pleasure because this little critter ain't so different from the imps around the Vale, right down to the stilted way of talking. Imps don't get anywhere near Heaven, they get treated like garbage in Hell, but they do okay for themselves around various cities in Purgatory like Gehenna. The ones in Limbo, where the Vale was carved, make their home there because they hear tell of the Shade, and he hardly minds. They're sharp as tacks, violent as hell, and when treated fairly pass for loyal easy.
So he hunkers down into a crouch to get closer to the critter's level--Jean, this one's got a name--and offers his hand to shake.
"Well, knowin' I can catch you when you ain't on break? Big help, so much obliged. You can call me the Shade if you're feelin' formal, or plain ol' Joe if you prefer to be friendly. Pleased to meet ya--though I'd advise 'gainst tradin' any human livers 'round here. Way I hear, you ain't gonna find any goin' free off the dead."
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It's not unkind or mocking--it's not even wholly amused. It's the quiet, unexpected chuckle of simple pleasure because this little critter ain't so different from the imps around the Vale, right down to the stilted way of talking. Imps don't get anywhere near Heaven, they get treated like garbage in Hell, but they do okay for themselves around various cities in Purgatory like Gehenna. The ones in Limbo, where the Vale was carved, make their home there because they hear tell of the Shade, and he hardly minds. They're sharp as tacks, violent as hell, and when treated fairly pass for loyal easy.
So he hunkers down into a crouch to get closer to the critter's level--Jean, this one's got a name--and offers his hand to shake.
"Well, knowin' I can catch you when you ain't on break? Big help, so much obliged. You can call me the Shade if you're feelin' formal, or plain ol' Joe if you prefer to be friendly. Pleased to meet ya--though I'd advise 'gainst tradin' any human livers 'round here. Way I hear, you ain't gonna find any goin' free off the dead."