[ He blinks, slowly, not offering a verbal response to the compliment(?). It's true enough that Bruno is, by default, interesting as well, based solely on the fact he even had powers, as Illumi is on the track to believing most of the people on this camp are complete (useless) normies. So, he's worth noting. But Illumi is not the type to voice this aloud. ]
It's normal in my family to learn it from a young age, [ Illumi deflects the implication of his specialness, slowly looking down to make eye contact with him again. ] And necessary, for my work.
[ Now, he could clarify that learning nen won't really kill you unless you truly don't know what you're doing, but he doubts it will really make a difference in the man's perception of his powers. Besides. It's probably best to keep the details vague. He is interested that a power like Bruno's can be given away, and not designed by the user themself, though.. ]
Are you interested in me for a reason? [ The question comes bluntly, straightforwardly— but it's not accusatory. Just... weirdly forward. ] If there's something you want done, that usually requires payment.
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It's normal in my family to learn it from a young age, [ Illumi deflects the implication of his specialness, slowly looking down to make eye contact with him again. ] And necessary, for my work.
[ Now, he could clarify that learning nen won't really kill you unless you truly don't know what you're doing, but he doubts it will really make a difference in the man's perception of his powers. Besides. It's probably best to keep the details vague. He is interested that a power like Bruno's can be given away, and not designed by the user themself, though.. ]
Are you interested in me for a reason? [ The question comes bluntly, straightforwardly— but it's not accusatory. Just... weirdly forward. ] If there's something you want done, that usually requires payment.