[Erich logics that out for a moment and then he laughs, a wheezing, dry, death rattle of a thing, which is less of an intimidating sound than a scary one; he sounds quite ready for his lungs to fall apart.]
Oy vey. You tell a boy to wear condoms for a decade and still he cannot keep his cock in his trousers. I have more family left than I thought.
[He examines Pietro’s face for a moment, looking for Jakob and Edie in his face, looking for Maximilian and Randi and the Eisenhardts.]
Give us a smile, boychik. I know I am pretty, but you do not need to be so twitchy.
'... family?'
fear and shock gives way to a grin that splits the way across
pietro's young face, dimpling ruddy cheeks. there's youth in
that faith, and the sort of hope that only youth can possess
when they've not yet had their spirits trampled to dust.
'yeah me too. i have a sister, you know. her name's wanda.
we're twins, actually. i tried to get her to come with me, but
she's mad because i put a snake in her bed.'
