[ It's explained so simply Geralt can't help but eye Steve with some suspicion. There's undoubtedly more to this story he's not hearing, but he's not one to press when he hardly reveals much about himself. There are plenty of rumors around about witchers, anyway; how they're made or trained or feel, and he's never gone out of his way to confirm or deny those rumors. People will say what they want to say. ]
Sounds familiar. [ Without the mages, it makes sense Steve seems more human than Geralt does. His mutations are likely much less severe. It strikes him, too, that Steve still considers himself human. ] Here's to surviving the odds, I suppose.
[ There's just the faintest undercurrent of bitterness. It doesn't occur to him that Steve might have gone with it willingly. He's only curious if Steve is the only one they tried on or if there were others. He assumes there were others who died in the process. ]
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Sounds familiar. [ Without the mages, it makes sense Steve seems more human than Geralt does. His mutations are likely much less severe. It strikes him, too, that Steve still considers himself human. ] Here's to surviving the odds, I suppose.
[ There's just the faintest undercurrent of bitterness. It doesn't occur to him that Steve might have gone with it willingly. He's only curious if Steve is the only one they tried on or if there were others. He assumes there were others who died in the process. ]