#covert luca

He's a little boy that roams around the Gilded Citadel while his parent works--

...He makes it a point to find Rafid every day in the morning before he's sent to internal care--

Oh but what’s the guys relationship to little one? It fascinates me 👀

He only goes for Raf--

...Leon scares him and Don is typically somewhere else at the time Luca's around--

The fact is that Luca admires and feels comfortable around Rafid--

...Raf and Mike just let it happen, as it's not really a bother--

This is not the case with all children--

How would Mikhail react if Luca approached him with some childish question or comment? Something like "You don't have ears!" or "How high can you count?" A totally innocuous attempt to interact with the guy who's usually close to Rafid, coming from a kid with zero understanding of the fact that Mikhail and Rafid are both incredibly dangerous for a number of reasons.

For that matter, what would Leon or Don do if confronted with a little kid asking for attention? Would seeing him, or kids in general, raise any painful memories or absence of memories?

Are Luca's guardians aware of his visits to Section 5? Is anyone, other than the guys of Section 5?

Hello--!

Luca wouldn't ask questions like these. He's a very bright child, but he tends to remain quiet mostly. To give some clue on how smart this kid is, the language that he speaks in the comic is something he invented on his own. He only uses it to communicate with Section 5. -----

Donovan and Leonidas don't tend to have any interest in interacting with kids unless provoked [ see Family Reuinion animatics in the Data Tracker ]. Leon scares them by merely being in their vicinity. Don and Leon's default response may be to analyze and ignore, but they both tolerate Luca. Painful memories are more likely to surface in the presence of their triggers. Don remembers everything, but Leon has a gap which...may or may not be imposed against his will. -----