"I was working," he repeats. "And I've a feeling you don't really want to know the details of what that entails."
He's a little nervous, Philip can see it in the way Freddie looks at him, in his body language. He can even hear it in his tone of voice, even if he does his best to keep it sounding light. That doesn't matter, really, Philip is used to making people nervous and in another situation he might play with it a little, use it to his advantage, but Freddie's someone he'd rather keep on his side. He's a bit of fun to be had, one of the few in Darrow Philip hasn't grown tired of in some way, and it won't do to make him so uncomfortable he decides he'd rather end everything they do together.
"No one's been hurt," he says finally, flashing a faint smirk. "It's just a message being delivered is all."
He will hurt the men if they don't pay up, but he doesn't need to inform anyone of that bit. Any violence laid down upon them won't be done in their homes and it won't be delivered to their wives or children, no matter what the message implies. Philip has some morals, after all, and so does his temporary employer. It's what makes for a good career criminal.
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He's a little nervous, Philip can see it in the way Freddie looks at him, in his body language. He can even hear it in his tone of voice, even if he does his best to keep it sounding light. That doesn't matter, really, Philip is used to making people nervous and in another situation he might play with it a little, use it to his advantage, but Freddie's someone he'd rather keep on his side. He's a bit of fun to be had, one of the few in Darrow Philip hasn't grown tired of in some way, and it won't do to make him so uncomfortable he decides he'd rather end everything they do together.
"No one's been hurt," he says finally, flashing a faint smirk. "It's just a message being delivered is all."
He will hurt the men if they don't pay up, but he doesn't need to inform anyone of that bit. Any violence laid down upon them won't be done in their homes and it won't be delivered to their wives or children, no matter what the message implies. Philip has some morals, after all, and so does his temporary employer. It's what makes for a good career criminal.