[If by "think fast", you mean, stand there like a vaguely dazed deer in headlights, then that's exactly what he's doing.
The growing emptiness of their dorm feels oddly cavernous, but this morning, with Solomon's appearance drawing nearer, he feels it, too: a connection. The knowledge of a shared agreement. A signed contract. For a moment, that's all that matters, all that fills his mind, and he can't help but mutter a-]
I didn't- Sika offered something in exchange in the future if I ever asked, but I couldn't think of anything on the spot. And yes, I signed a contract.
[ ...
He is getting the sense that maybe this was unwise, now. But in his defense:]
It's nothing I wouldn't have agreed to, contract or no. I didn't see anything wrong with wanting to protect someone who needed it...
[There's a deep sort of pain that crosses Solomon's face, glancing down towards the floor as his thoughts race.
The boy is naive. It's not his fault. But it's a painful lesson to learn, and when the entity is unknown...]
Pinocchio, listen very carefully. I am saying this as someone who makes these contracts very, very often, understood?
Do not do that again.
You never sign something like that, no matter who it comes from, unless you know exactly what they are going to make you do to get what they want. And you never sign something related to a god or a demon on nothing but faith. They will take your soul and eat you alive.
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The growing emptiness of their dorm feels oddly cavernous, but this morning, with Solomon's appearance drawing nearer, he feels it, too: a connection. The knowledge of a shared agreement. A signed contract. For a moment, that's all that matters, all that fills his mind, and he can't help but mutter a-]
Wait... you, too?
[-as he approaches. Help.]
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Pinocchio. Please, tell me what I'm sensing here is not what I think it is.
What did you give them? What did you give Sika?
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I... um. I just gave them my word? That I would come to their and Mikaela's protection if needed?
[IT SOUNDED SO HARMLESS AT THE TIME?]
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Did you ask for anything in return? Sign anything?
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I didn't- Sika offered something in exchange in the future if I ever asked, but I couldn't think of anything on the spot. And yes, I signed a contract.
[ ...
He is getting the sense that maybe this was unwise, now. But in his defense:]
It's nothing I wouldn't have agreed to, contract or no. I didn't see anything wrong with wanting to protect someone who needed it...
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The boy is naive. It's not his fault. But it's a painful lesson to learn, and when the entity is unknown...]
Pinocchio, listen very carefully. I am saying this as someone who makes these contracts very, very often, understood?
Do not do that again.
You never sign something like that, no matter who it comes from, unless you know exactly what they are going to make you do to get what they want. And you never sign something related to a god or a demon on nothing but faith. They will take your soul and eat you alive.
Never again. Understood?