Raven's Watch the ghost of electricity howls in the bones of her face

well, shit, suppose his surname was worth something every once in awhile. at the woman's admission, his easy smile grew even wider. i'll be damned, cortez remarked, cocking his head slightly as he looked at her. guess that makes me your uncle, then. i'm your mom's brother. she didn't look overly enthused to find more family. who'd've ruined that for her? certainly not olive?

why aren't you with her at elysium? he asked, flicking his ears. the other woman was completely forgotten; she might have walked away altogether and he wouldn't have noticed, staring as he was with such fascination at his niece. not to say you ain't got your own life elsewhere, just. . .wow, come here and out of the blue, i'm finding an entire family.

the man laughed at the thought. as if it was fate's way of replacing the hole in his life left by calder's absence by his side. maybe whatever puppetmaster of the universe there was didn't think he was capable of really being alone. and who could blame god, really?