Riddler that night had felt a little less pessimistic about Duplicity. For a while. He was on a high, enjoying the chance to stretch his mind and prove his intellectual prowess.
"I did that last time. Solved crime rates plummeted once they arrested me. It was satisfying, or would have been, if they'd realised why they suddenly sucked more." He huffs a small breath. "I don't do well with not getting recognition." He needs people to tell him he's doing well. He remembers the first time that Detective Bullock told him how well he did. It had been unprompted and honest and had felt-
He closes his eyes and tips his cheek into the touch. "Thank you."
Recognition from just Vrenille and Oswald may not be quite the same as recognition from the world, but maybe at least it can be something. And maybe even if the crime lab here is chary with their praise for anyone marked who works there, they'll all come to appreciate and value to contributions Ed can make, his unique skill and brilliance.
The bottom line is it's a chance, and in this place, a chance can be quite a lot.
"Make me proud, Ed," Vrenille says, knowing full well that probably no one has ever said it to him before. "I know you will." Because he has faith in him, he believes in him, and he already knows what a credit he is to everything he puts his mind to.
For Ed, that personal attention and recognition is probably enough. If people where he works are willing to recognise his brilliance and hard work, it just might put Ed over of the moon.
(Riddler makes no such promises. Riddler hungers for more of everything that Ed ever wanted.)
Only one person ever gave Ed a chance before and every idiot with a single working sense can tell how devoted Ed is to Oswald for giving him that chance. For trusting his brilliance. So Ed just nods, chewing on his lower lip for a moment, eyes wide behind his glasses. He will. He will do his utmost.
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"I did that last time. Solved crime rates plummeted once they arrested me. It was satisfying, or would have been, if they'd realised why they suddenly sucked more." He huffs a small breath. "I don't do well with not getting recognition." He needs people to tell him he's doing well. He remembers the first time that Detective Bullock told him how well he did. It had been unprompted and honest and had felt-
He closes his eyes and tips his cheek into the touch. "Thank you."
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The bottom line is it's a chance, and in this place, a chance can be quite a lot.
"Make me proud, Ed," Vrenille says, knowing full well that probably no one has ever said it to him before. "I know you will." Because he has faith in him, he believes in him, and he already knows what a credit he is to everything he puts his mind to.
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(Riddler makes no such promises. Riddler hungers for more of everything that Ed ever wanted.)
Only one person ever gave Ed a chance before and every idiot with a single working sense can tell how devoted Ed is to Oswald for giving him that chance. For trusting his brilliance. So Ed just nods, chewing on his lower lip for a moment, eyes wide behind his glasses. He will. He will do his utmost.