( He says this without hostility, amused - but in a pleased way - that Hickey tries to match him. He likes the guts. )
If you believe a child can agree to your "arrangement," then you must also believe a child can consent to being an accomplice in murder. If you believe a child can engage in an "honest agreement," then you can believe a child asked to be the one to kill on my behalf.
And so it must follow that you think this is very fair, because a child has enough leverage in a discussion as either of us.
( He's not going to argue that the murders were meant to be this or weren't meant to be that - if Hickey is going to argue on this premise, and Hickey wants to square up with him, then why not? The playing ground must be level for the both of them. They both made completely sound contracts with Junior. How wonderful. )
Junior is a very powerful figure in your imagination, Hickey. I don't dislike that you believe him capable enough to carry out the responsibility of an adult, though I question whether you respect him like one.
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( He says this without hostility, amused - but in a pleased way - that Hickey tries to match him. He likes the guts. )
If you believe a child can agree to your "arrangement," then you must also believe a child can consent to being an accomplice in murder. If you believe a child can engage in an "honest agreement," then you can believe a child asked to be the one to kill on my behalf.
And so it must follow that you think this is very fair, because a child has enough leverage in a discussion as either of us.
( He's not going to argue that the murders were meant to be this or weren't meant to be that - if Hickey is going to argue on this premise, and Hickey wants to square up with him, then why not? The playing ground must be level for the both of them. They both made completely sound contracts with Junior. How wonderful. )
Junior is a very powerful figure in your imagination, Hickey. I don't dislike that you believe him capable enough to carry out the responsibility of an adult, though I question whether you respect him like one.