[ He raises his eyebrows a little, smile breaking out on his face. ]
That sounds like me. You have to spread out your fuck-ups or people stop wanting to put up with you.
[ If he's honest, it's more than a little disorienting having people know him who he can't remember. At least he's not a mindless killer right now, but it's a little too close to fighting Steve for his comfort. He hates the idea that he could be missing something so important again. ]
[ it hasn't happened to dutch yet. she's been here for a year and out of stasis for all but three days and she'd come out after those three days still remembering everything. still remembering her time here and more from home -- but she knows what it feels like to have no control, to be used as a weapon, for someone else to determine her actions, her beliefs.
she knows what that's like, and she hates it. memory is just one more way to manipulate; like khlyen had done with aneela. with her, too, in a way, withholding pieces of her past from her. ]
Got a whole quota worked out? [ her tone remains light. ]
That's the ones you gotta look out for. [ in more way than one. the ones you have to protect, because they clearly don't know how to protect themselves in a world that's harsher than they are. the ones you have to protect yourself from, too, because they'll worm their way into your cold assassin heart and make you a better person. make you want to be a better person. ]
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That sounds like me. You have to spread out your fuck-ups or people stop wanting to put up with you.
[ If he's honest, it's more than a little disorienting having people know him who he can't remember. At least he's not a mindless killer right now, but it's a little too close to fighting Steve for his comfort. He hates the idea that he could be missing something so important again. ]
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she knows what that's like, and she hates it. memory is just one more way to manipulate; like khlyen had done with aneela. with her, too, in a way, withholding pieces of her past from her. ]
Got a whole quota worked out? [ her tone remains light. ]
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Depends on the person, 'cause some people are more understanding than others. Some people are idiots and they let you get away with all sorts of shit.
[ Steve. ]
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[ johnny. ]
That's the ones you gotta look out for. [ in more way than one. the ones you have to protect, because they clearly don't know how to protect themselves in a world that's harsher than they are. the ones you have to protect yourself from, too, because they'll worm their way into your cold assassin heart and make you a better person. make you want to be a better person. ]