"He's a brilliant chemist with a working knowledge of the most twisted kind of psychology and an utter lack of morals, how is that not a perfect package?" Edward felt it was certainly worth a lot. "He has a complete set-up in his apartment. An apartment he lives in alone." No parents, no pesky attachments to work around. Oswald of all people should be aware of the advantage that offered.

"Personally, I believe he'd truly flourish in a less narrow-minded work relationship than his current one." Edward smiled and looked at Jonathan, then joked, not entirely wanting to ignore Oswald's suspicious questioning. "Then he can maybe afford to buy me enough drinks for a fuck. I've got standards, you know?"