[Well, that's not what he expected. Neither is the other one, but trust Vasquez to walk right into an awkward valley of unexpected grief. He's never had anyone, no wives, no family past what he ran away from.]
How many wives are you hiding in this past of yours? When I said I had three Marias, I mostly meant the guns.
[Because there had been women, too, but they were whores that he'd paid with as much as he could. Even before his bounty, he'd always been an outlaw and a thief and bad news. It didn't really do well to seduce the town daughters.
There's a tenderness to his words, though, for all his joking. He reaches forward, with that good hand, squeezes Faraday's shoulder gently.]
I'm sorry, guerito. It's not fair when you have something, to lose it like that. I think now I understand why you were calling for her, but...maybe I'm too selfish to let you go join her yet.
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How many wives are you hiding in this past of yours? When I said I had three Marias, I mostly meant the guns.
[Because there had been women, too, but they were whores that he'd paid with as much as he could. Even before his bounty, he'd always been an outlaw and a thief and bad news. It didn't really do well to seduce the town daughters.
There's a tenderness to his words, though, for all his joking. He reaches forward, with that good hand, squeezes Faraday's shoulder gently.]
I'm sorry, guerito. It's not fair when you have something, to lose it like that. I think now I understand why you were calling for her, but...maybe I'm too selfish to let you go join her yet.