Hellboy nods. "'Multiple histories' was how I'd heard it called as a kid. Some scientists I knew would debate about it for hours on end. A lot of it went over my head, but it was fun to hear them go at it."
(Yes, he really did just sweepingly describe the top minds of the Manhattan Project as "some scientists I knew as a kid.")
He pulls back from his brief nostalgia to consider how best to answer Garrus' question. "My world, back home, it's... gotten complicated in recent years. Here in Baedal, though, there's enough overall variety that folks are generally a lot more live-and-let-live. The weapons are because I'm an agent with Hellsing, and find it helpful to always be ready for trouble." He shrugs and adds, "Also, I just got the big gun back tonight, and the sword is... well, let's just say it's an heirloom, of the type you don't let out of your sight if you can help it."
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(Yes, he really did just sweepingly describe the top minds of the Manhattan Project as "some scientists I knew as a kid.")
He pulls back from his brief nostalgia to consider how best to answer Garrus' question. "My world, back home, it's... gotten complicated in recent years. Here in Baedal, though, there's enough overall variety that folks are generally a lot more live-and-let-live. The weapons are because I'm an agent with Hellsing, and find it helpful to always be ready for trouble." He shrugs and adds, "Also, I just got the big gun back tonight, and the sword is... well, let's just say it's an heirloom, of the type you don't let out of your sight if you can help it."