[Even if he did feel something, Simon wouldn't let on. He's entirely too self-conscious right now as it is.]
You're...not going to call the police about this, are you? I'm in good standing at the University and I don't want to...
[That's not the reason at all, but it makes for a good excuse. Better than having anyone poking into the fact that he'd killed a man (in self-defense) and the Night Council had covered it up.]
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[Even if he did feel something, Simon wouldn't let on. He's entirely too self-conscious right now as it is.]
You're...not going to call the police about this, are you? I'm in good standing at the University and I don't want to...
[That's not the reason at all, but it makes for a good excuse. Better than having anyone poking into the fact that he'd killed a man (in self-defense) and the Night Council had covered it up.]