He simply looks at her for a long moment, eyebrows raised, before he manages a response. “– I’m not bein’ forceful with anyone who DOESN’T have it comin’. I like t’think I’m a pretty good judge of people by now,” he says knowing full well that he can be a little ‘shoot first, ask later’ from time to time. Rick’s upbringing – an orphan from a young age, looking out for himself – has left him with a very specific view of people. Particularly in his line of business. Sure, those tactics won’t apply to EVERYONE he encounters now, but that’s a little harder to admit. Rick sighs, “What if…I say I’ll try a little bit harder t’not immediately go for the…aggressive approach?”
EVEN THOUGH IT WAS HER GOAL to get the adventurer to attempt to be a bit more understanding, hearing him say he would ‘ try ‘ was a bit humorous. fits of giggles trickle down her rose tinted lips, a terrible attempt made to cover her mouth & stifle the sounds. it never occurred to her how strange the image of rick serving as more of a peaceful person came into view in her mind. it definitely was not his style, as he would say. as her laughter dies down, she would resort back to her more professional attitude —— throat clearing as she offered rick a bright smile. “ i think, i would appreciate your attempt & i think evy would too. but —— don’t change too much. “ she would playfully wink. “ admittedly, a lot of the scrapes you managed to help your family out of was from your rough approach so. perhaps a truce is in order. you try to be a little less ‘ guns a blazin’, ‘ but don’t be afraid to go all out should they decide to be difficult. sound fair ? “
