[That's a fair assessment - it absolutely was a hell case.
He smirks, even though his tone remains level and dead serious.]
Believe it or not, that was hardly the worst aspect of that case.
[Another sip of coffee.]
Well, that counts for something, doesn't it?
[And that's an actual easy-going smile with actual warmth. Something a bit more genuine in the wake of all of the reflexive posturing and bitterness. An expression that would surely spark recognition of his old self, if anyone was familiar with one Diego Armando.
Not that it mattered, even if it was almost proof that there was some lingering vestiges of who he once was, under all of that bitterness and despair.]
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He smirks, even though his tone remains level and dead serious.]
Believe it or not, that was hardly the worst aspect of that case.
[Another sip of coffee.]
Well, that counts for something, doesn't it?
[And that's an actual easy-going smile with actual warmth. Something a bit more genuine in the wake of all of the reflexive posturing and bitterness. An expression that would surely spark recognition of his old self, if anyone was familiar with one Diego Armando.
Not that it mattered, even if it was almost proof that there was some lingering vestiges of who he once was, under all of that bitterness and despair.]