Hate to point out the obvious, super chief, but sounds to me like the slip-up with Beck is on you. And what does "discreet" even look like in a situation like this? Do you think I would've let him dangle vague little snippets of intel in front of me without giving me the full story? You ought to know me better than that by now.
[She shrugs.]
It's possible he hasn't told me everything. It's not like I'd know better, out here on the fringes.
[There's just a hint of bitterness to that. She's so sick of stumbling around in the dark.]
But the fact remains that he saw fit to tell me what he did. I'll stand by him in that.
...maybe it is. I don't know anymore. [And that's frustrating, too.] I didn't think he'd actually tell you the list of people to prove a point is all. Can we agree on that? Given that things are getting worse I still think it's the right thing not to completely tell everyone everything. Especially since nobody is safe from possession.
[But with that point he drops it and digs a hand into his pocket. A moment later he's pulling out what looks like an emerald-cut diamond ring. He turns to lean his back against the rail.]
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polyapathy) wrote2019-10-19 01:33 am
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Hate to point out the obvious, super chief, but sounds to me like the slip-up with Beck is on you. And what does "discreet" even look like in a situation like this? Do you think I would've let him dangle vague little snippets of intel in front of me without giving me the full story? You ought to know me better than that by now.
[She shrugs.]
It's possible he hasn't told me everything. It's not like I'd know better, out here on the fringes.
[There's just a hint of bitterness to that. She's so sick of stumbling around in the dark.]
But the fact remains that he saw fit to tell me what he did. I'll stand by him in that.
[...]
You haven't, no.
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[But with that point he drops it and digs a hand into his pocket. A moment later he's pulling out what looks like an emerald-cut diamond ring. He turns to lean his back against the rail.]
You want the long or short version?