the green guy starts saying stuff about riches and all that bullshit, and laszlo is even more sure that the guy has lost his marbles. after all, he already has these things, doesn’t he? well, two out of three at least : there’s NADJA, who is both RICHES and a LOVER, and he now has the greatest collection of porn in the world right at his fingertips in the council library! what else could he ask for?
“ destiny seems like a load of bullshit, mate. ” an eyeroll, followed by an idle glance down at his fingernails. the polish is starting to chip ; he’ll have to have nadja repaint them for him. laszlo cravensworth CANNOT walk around with chipped nail polish. “ it sounds like a lot of work— AND if you’ve got bloody destiny or fate or whatever the fuck you’re going on about, where’s the CHOICES? where’s the stupid free will? ”
oh, he forgot! he has fame, too! he’s been in several pornos since the 1920s, but… eh, best not to get into that right now.
anyone who was so ADAMANT about destiny being a crock was someone who was quite happy with their life . or they had been steered wrong by someone forcing their destiny down there throat , but this man didn’t seem to be that case . a glance to the other’s nails as attention was directed there , only to correct it back up as that smile , still broad , beaming , genuine , kept to his lips .
“ see -- that’s the thing about destiny , it’s just one PATH at the intersection of life . of course , it could be the most prominent and likely path , but that doesn’t mean that’s what you’re stuck with . ” if he learned ANYTHING from what he saw in a person’s future , it wasn’t always set in stone . that’s where the butterfly effect came in . if someone knew a piece of information about what was to come , doing something that unknowingly went against it could dissolve the destiny they had . it was just an option . “ i’ve seen people who were destined for something GREAT in their lives , only to end up turning everything on its head with one foul move . ”