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For Liesel and Julie
Solo generally didn't have much to do with children. It wasn't that he didn't like them, he could be fond of the right ones at times, but he just didn't have much reason to interact with them. No one he was all that close to back home had them and none of his close friends in the city had any. He had met Liesel by random chance but she happened to be the sort of young person he actually liked. Beyond that she was from close to his own time.
If he was honest with himself, which he usually wasn't, he would have to admit that maybe part of wanting to invite her to see the museum was partially based on guilt. Any of the German soldiers he had killed in the war could have been her father or brother. Perhaps not literally but there were thousands of girls similar to Liesel and some of them were without people close to them in their life because of Solo. While he would do it all over again, there was no doubt about that, it didn't mean that he didn't wish it could have gone differently. So the least he could do was try and show her a little kindness.
Also, growing up in Nazi Germany he couldn't imagine that she had a lot of chances to see this sort of artwork. The Nazi regime had been very active in collecting as much art as possible, from their own people as well as other countries they had invaded. This sort of thing shouldn't be hidden away though, it should be seen by everyone. A strange stance for an art thief to take, perhaps, but Solo could live with the hypocrisy.
So he had invited her to come let him show her the museum. He also had an annual pass for her so that she could come any time she wanted. If Julie could make it in a bit he also wanted to introduce the two of them together. Julie had about as big a heart as anyone could have and he thought that every young person should have a good role model and friend. Maybe he was a bit biased but Solo thought that Julie was about as good a role model as any young woman could find.
But, that was all wishful thinking and honestly more planning for the future than he did for most things. At the very least he could show Liesel around the museum.
If he was honest with himself, which he usually wasn't, he would have to admit that maybe part of wanting to invite her to see the museum was partially based on guilt. Any of the German soldiers he had killed in the war could have been her father or brother. Perhaps not literally but there were thousands of girls similar to Liesel and some of them were without people close to them in their life because of Solo. While he would do it all over again, there was no doubt about that, it didn't mean that he didn't wish it could have gone differently. So the least he could do was try and show her a little kindness.
Also, growing up in Nazi Germany he couldn't imagine that she had a lot of chances to see this sort of artwork. The Nazi regime had been very active in collecting as much art as possible, from their own people as well as other countries they had invaded. This sort of thing shouldn't be hidden away though, it should be seen by everyone. A strange stance for an art thief to take, perhaps, but Solo could live with the hypocrisy.
So he had invited her to come let him show her the museum. He also had an annual pass for her so that she could come any time she wanted. If Julie could make it in a bit he also wanted to introduce the two of them together. Julie had about as big a heart as anyone could have and he thought that every young person should have a good role model and friend. Maybe he was a bit biased but Solo thought that Julie was about as good a role model as any young woman could find.
But, that was all wishful thinking and honestly more planning for the future than he did for most things. At the very least he could show Liesel around the museum.