[Of course, because it's not like anything is ever easy and it's not like any of them have ever had good luck--
Hah.
But if it boils down to luck in the end, then he supposes "Gilbert Baskerville" is something that makes more sense than "Gilbert Nightray". And to think he'd spent so long wondering why misfortune had befallen that house so vigorously.
There's a pressure behind his eyes by now - the start of one of his unpleasantly sharp headaches, because the memories tied to those words are still with him. They just aren't unlocked yet, and that's also likely for the best. Being told by another person is making him emotional already; he's almost grateful that a second or third-hand recounting is the only thing they have to go off of, currently.]
Then... this entire time— [It's automatic to think of himself as "the villain" in this scenario, though if what Break says is true, the Baskervilles were never in that role to begin with. It's a lot to take in, obviously - but it does clear up some things. The note on his card, for one.]
...So that's why I survived... when Cheshire attacked, or during that poisoning attempt, or— [So many years ago, when that scar had been left on his chest-- So many other times that now he feels foolish for just assuming he'd been lucky or resilient.]
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Hah.
But if it boils down to luck in the end, then he supposes "Gilbert Baskerville" is something that makes more sense than "Gilbert Nightray". And to think he'd spent so long wondering why misfortune had befallen that house so vigorously.
There's a pressure behind his eyes by now - the start of one of his unpleasantly sharp headaches, because the memories tied to those words are still with him. They just aren't unlocked yet, and that's also likely for the best. Being told by another person is making him emotional already; he's almost grateful that a second or third-hand recounting is the only thing they have to go off of, currently.]
Then... this entire time— [It's automatic to think of himself as "the villain" in this scenario, though if what Break says is true, the Baskervilles were never in that role to begin with. It's a lot to take in, obviously - but it does clear up some things. The note on his card, for one.]
...So that's why I survived... when Cheshire attacked, or during that poisoning attempt, or— [So many years ago, when that scar had been left on his chest-- So many other times that now he feels foolish for just assuming he'd been lucky or resilient.]