Really? Are you so unobservant to sincerely ask that question?
[He didn't know it at the time, but he would rebuff the next Lucifer to walk through the Porter; Chilton had been forged through a hellfire and came out like Damascus steel.
He was something so much more than what he had been.]
I will give you the benefit of the doubt-- [He said with a smile, his skeptical sneer melting.] And say it was rhetorical. But rest assured, Doctor Crane, I will not fall prey to them again.
[Well -- not the literal demons. But Chilton had such a fondness for the human ones. He got to his feet, his smile more pronounced. Whatever had prickled his ego was now forgiven.]
I ought to be on my way, but this chat was illuminating. Part of me is delighted to see you back on track.
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[He didn't know it at the time, but he would rebuff the next Lucifer to walk through the Porter; Chilton had been forged through a hellfire and came out like Damascus steel.
He was something so much more than what he had been.]
I will give you the benefit of the doubt-- [He said with a smile, his skeptical sneer melting.] And say it was rhetorical. But rest assured, Doctor Crane, I will not fall prey to them again.
[Well -- not the literal demons. But Chilton had such a fondness for the human ones. He got to his feet, his smile more pronounced. Whatever had prickled his ego was now forgiven.]
I ought to be on my way, but this chat was illuminating. Part of me is delighted to see you back on track.
[A deep fondness for the human ones.]