（ the easy, casual way he says i'll fund you some make joel grimace internally. externally, he keeps it to a faint furrow of his brow that speaks to some displeasure and not much else.
joel is mercenary, sure. he always made sure he got paid for his work one way or another. but this is charity — for all that it's probably earned recompense for being brought here and all — and when you add the last thing that joel remembers from back home it's got some unfortunate implications behind it.
he scrubs a hand across his scalp. ）
Somehow, I don't think you trying to bribe me into complacency is the way to go here.
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joel is mercenary, sure. he always made sure he got paid for his work one way or another. but this is charity — for all that it's probably earned recompense for being brought here and all — and when you add the last thing that joel remembers from back home it's got some unfortunate implications behind it.
he scrubs a hand across his scalp. ）
Somehow, I don't think you trying to bribe me into complacency is the way to go here.