That takes some (minor) guesswork out of it all, though the way he adds of sorts to the end gives Will room for pause. What Clark had gotten to see at that fair, an unexpected and unintentional look inside his mind and how he worked...had he passed that much along? If this guy isn't bringing it up right off the bat, no need for Will to, either.]
He's a good guy. [Seems like one, that is. Has extended Will courtesies that he's unfamiliar with, especially from someone in the world of reporting.] I had the title Special Investigator with the FBI, back where I come from. [Read: either wouldn't or couldn't jump through the hoops to get that coveted Special Agent title, had to give him something else.] I'm...working towards getting back into the field, here, so I can better investigate what happened to her. You're the...great detective who's solved many cases in the past, good at seeing what others can't or won't see he mentioned, I take it?
[There is a different inflection in a lot of those words in that last sentence, notably the ones that came from Clark himself. The inflection being, well, Clark's. Will's voice takes on his cadence, tone, timbre, without losing the sound being Will. It's essentially like hearing Clark speak with another voice—mimicry, not mockery. He'd never mock Clark, not to someone who liked (trusted?) him. No pauses or delays, all natural, as natural (to him) as an echo.]
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That takes some (minor) guesswork out of it all, though the way he adds of sorts to the end gives Will room for pause. What Clark had gotten to see at that fair, an unexpected and unintentional look inside his mind and how he worked...had he passed that much along? If this guy isn't bringing it up right off the bat, no need for Will to, either.]
He's a good guy. [Seems like one, that is. Has extended Will courtesies that he's unfamiliar with, especially from someone in the world of reporting.] I had the title Special Investigator with the FBI, back where I come from. [Read: either wouldn't or couldn't jump through the hoops to get that coveted Special Agent title, had to give him something else.] I'm...working towards getting back into the field, here, so I can better investigate what happened to her. You're the...great detective who's solved many cases in the past, good at seeing what others can't or won't see he mentioned, I take it?
[There is a different inflection in a lot of those words in that last sentence, notably the ones that came from Clark himself. The inflection being, well, Clark's. Will's voice takes on his cadence, tone, timbre, without losing the sound being Will. It's essentially like hearing Clark speak with another voice—mimicry, not mockery. He'd never mock Clark, not to someone who liked (trusted?) him. No pauses or delays, all natural, as natural (to him) as an echo.]