@recklessinventor | continued from here!

A grin slowly spreads across Pokey’s face at the instant reaction of pure rage from Jeff. And all from one little question, too.  What did he think he was accomplishing with that outburst?  Did he think it’d intimidate Pokey for him to shout and pull out his gun, as if words were enough to justify shooting an unarmed kid?  Well, admittedly, the gun did scare him, but aside from a slightly faltering smile, Pokey remains unchanged entirely in the face of Jeff’s accusations.

Pokey remains unfazed as he tilts his head to the side lazily.   ❝Aww, come on, Andonuts.  That’s not exactly fair to me, is it?  We didn’t even succeed.  So you have no excuse if you shoot me.  I wouldn’t shoot you.❞  Or, really, he would if he had the chance, but he isn’t armed.  He’s totally helpless here, but he’s banking on Jeff’s sense of right and wrong to save him here.  There’s no way Jeff would shoot him.

❝Besides, let’s be real here.  Most people kinda deserve to die, don’tcha think?  Humanity being eradicated from the Earth wouldn’t’ve been such a bad fate for this place, you know.  That almighty idiot would have done a better job running than place than any person.  So, there.  There’s a dumb explanation for you.  Fate worse than death though?  Trust me, there isn’t any.❞  Pokey’s toothy, shit-eating grin widens as he speaks.  Man, he forgot how fun it was to antagonize this little pathetic nerd.  That’s something he never had much opportunity to play around with, but at least he could now.

That last thing Jeff said though still sticks in Pokey’s brain, though.  If there’s a fate worse than death, you deserve it.  It makes him feel a little odd the more he thinks about it... though he can’t place why that is quite yet.