[He pauses for a long moment, hearing Niko's story.]
After the Great War, they said that there would be no more wars, not ever again. They said that no one could be so mad as to drive their countries into such horrors a second time. They said the soil's appetite for blood was satiated.
The worst thing about hearing about the future is knowing that they were wrong. Thucydides knew the truth of things. The events of the past will always repeat in the future because human nature never changes.
[His mind is feeling slow and sticky from the rakia. His face suddenly breaks into a bright smile. And if there's a hint of desperation in the smile, he won't admit to it.]
So we might as well devote our efforts to getting filthy rich, yes? Then when the next war comes, we can sit it out on beach-side villa. Or--[He raises his glass to Niko.]--sail away on a ship, far from the madness.
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After the Great War, they said that there would be no more wars, not ever again. They said that no one could be so mad as to drive their countries into such horrors a second time. They said the soil's appetite for blood was satiated.
The worst thing about hearing about the future is knowing that they were wrong. Thucydides knew the truth of things. The events of the past will always repeat in the future because human nature never changes.
[His mind is feeling slow and sticky from the rakia. His face suddenly breaks into a bright smile. And if there's a hint of desperation in the smile, he won't admit to it.]
So we might as well devote our efforts to getting filthy rich, yes? Then when the next war comes, we can sit it out on beach-side villa. Or--[He raises his glass to Niko.]--sail away on a ship, far from the madness.