Meisheng laughs. "I'll do my best to avoid dying, I promise. Or, if I do, I'll be sure to leave behind someone nice enough for you to talk to."

That isn't quite as tall an order as it seems. There are all sorts of people in a family. The larger the family, the more types of people in it, and the Snakes are no exception. Like any ordinary street gang, there are plenty of kedan who join the Snakes simply because they don't believe they have any other option.

Although, to be fair, most of the time they're right.