[Are frustration and dissatisfaction better or worse than shock and disgust? Richard isn't sure, isn't certain that what they really indicate is a skipped note in understanding between them. He can't see what his having no fear would do to frustrate her, and she, like most, doesn't seem to see what he sees.
But then she asks his name, as if knowing who he is might make it all make more sense.]
Richard Gecko.
[No way for Gecko to mean as much here as it did back home, but it would always mean enough to Richard. A steel ribcage in the frame of his identity, a line in blood drawn between him and his brother. Unless the cops are breathing down their necks, he never drops it.]
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But then she asks his name, as if knowing who he is might make it all make more sense.]
Richard Gecko.
[No way for Gecko to mean as much here as it did back home, but it would always mean enough to Richard. A steel ribcage in the frame of his identity, a line in blood drawn between him and his brother. Unless the cops are breathing down their necks, he never drops it.]