Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14138255-20160807005311/@comment-208.54.36.232-20160828164816

To be fair to those that think Merc's just in it for the money, when Cinder approached him, I'm almost positive he said "What's in it for me?", commonly used to ask if a job pays/pays well. His father (presumably the main breadwinner of the house before) is freshly dead, his house is in flames, and his legs were badly wounded. If I had been approached by a strange woman saying she saw me kill my father and that she's impressed by my skills and then she offered me a job, I know I'd want to know if I'd have enough money to support myself for a bit after this woman's job is done while I look for another.

It probably started with Merc in it for the money, but then as time went on, the nature of the job helped nurture him into the sociopath we see today (the implied abuse from his father being the foundation, of course, but without an outlet due to the aforementioned abuse).

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