"I think they've had those for a while," Ghastly informed Erskine. "In fact, I think they've moved on to voice-activated software. If the Sanctuary upgraded to computers, Solomon would be set."
"Better than that," said Valkyrie. "There's this program where you can talk into a microphone, and a computer writes it all down for you."
"Fancy that." Erskine grinned at Solomon, despite knowing the man wouldn't be able to see it - although Solomon might see a reflection of it in Erskine's soul. Valkyrie still wasn't quite sure how that worked. "You're going to be just as busy as the rest of us."
The last thing Valkyrie really wanted to do was go face Tenebrae with only Solomon at her side. Not that she didn't trust Solomon or anything, but he was... well, kind of fragile at the moment, and Tenebrae was the guy who blinded him in the first place. Luckily, there was a convenient distraction before she had to think of a reason to delay Solomon's request.
"That's hardly fair," Erskine grumbled. "He was your teacher before, wasn't he? Shouldn't it be someone he might actually respect the authority of? Skulduggery, what do you think?"
"I think," Skulduggery replied with an amused tilt of his head, "that if you think I'd respect your authority anymore than I would Solomon's, you're rather more delusional than I thought. But doesn't it defeat the purpose of authority if I get to choose who I answer to?"
"You'll answer to all of us, obviously," Erskine pointed out. "We're just arguing semantics now. And I think I should be in charge of your salary."
Skulduggery looked towards Valkyrie. "We might have to put your plans for a Jacuzzi on hold."
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"I think they've had those for a while," Ghastly informed Erskine. "In fact, I think they've moved on to voice-activated software. If the Sanctuary upgraded to computers, Solomon would be set."
"Better than that," said Valkyrie. "There's this program where you can talk into a microphone, and a computer writes it all down for you."
"Fancy that." Erskine grinned at Solomon, despite knowing the man wouldn't be able to see it - although Solomon might see a reflection of it in Erskine's soul. Valkyrie still wasn't quite sure how that worked. "You're going to be just as busy as the rest of us."
The last thing Valkyrie really wanted to do was go face Tenebrae with only Solomon at her side. Not that she didn't trust Solomon or anything, but he was... well, kind of fragile at the moment, and Tenebrae was the guy who blinded him in the first place. Luckily, there was a convenient distraction before she had to think of a reason to delay Solomon's request.
"That's hardly fair," Erskine grumbled. "He was your teacher before, wasn't he? Shouldn't it be someone he might actually respect the authority of? Skulduggery, what do you think?"
"I think," Skulduggery replied with an amused tilt of his head, "that if you think I'd respect your authority anymore than I would Solomon's, you're rather more delusional than I thought. But doesn't it defeat the purpose of authority if I get to choose who I answer to?"
"You'll answer to all of us, obviously," Erskine pointed out. "We're just arguing semantics now. And I think I should be in charge of your salary."
Skulduggery looked towards Valkyrie. "We might have to put your plans for a Jacuzzi on hold."