those bells are ringing | caustic

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DR. CAUSTIC

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TOXIC TRAPPER
MACKENZIE VALLEY WOLF
TANGLEWOOD
"Humanity. It's just a word."

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Alexander Nox cannot ignore the intrinsic soft spot he has for brilliant minds. This took root in many manners of his relationships- how Luc was an engineer, his daughter equally brilliant. He considered both Alaric and Isaac as acquaintances for their own intellects. Now, Ivan had taken a liking to him in the same manner.
He's cautious- he doesn't want to overstep his boundaries with Selby but also acknowledges that Ivan is hurting and needs a friend. Caustic tilts his head to the side at the boy's remarks. "Well, if you do, I'm here," he can't relate to losing a parent like that. The Nox family did not suffer in that way.

Caustic sighs as the lab is brought up, his shoulders slumping at the thought of his basement below. "A... mistake in the experiment. It exploded," he wonders how much Ivan will pester about it.

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