[It makes her heart twist, and for a moment, she isn't sure ow to respond. She touches his arm gently, fingers carefully brushing over the fabric of his sleeve. She doesn't want to force the empathy bond on him right now.]
But if it keeps you more safe... If it gives everyone a better chance, isn't that worth it?
[ There's a gentle furrow in his brow, a divot as he paints over his concern with calm again. ]
Maybe.
[ He agrees, condeding. ]
It's not the concept I have a problem with. It's that the plan itself... the execution. It wasn't good. There were better ways to go about it, ways with less risk. What worries me is you seeing another opportunity like this later on and being cavalier with your own safety rather than slowing down and talking to me. That's the part that isn't worth it.
[She's quiet for a moment, considering that, because she wants to be extra careful with this now. She doesn't want him to feel like she's brushing him off or not considering what he's saying.]
I get it. And we talked about that, too. We never thought it was a genius plan, it was just... We talked about it, and doing nothing seemed more dangerous. We felt like Rey was forcing us into a corner, you know? And we felt like... If we didn't do anything, if we just let a bunch of people go along with it, Riverstone would think we were all naive and controllable.
[She's not sure if that makes sense to him, but it feels important to tell him exactly what they were thinking as much as she can.]
I'll talk to you next time, I promise. But I also... I guess I keep thinking that there's never going to be a safe time to do anything, you know? We might always be picking between two shitty options.
I don't even mean holding off for later, not even for a week. I mean there was an opportunity there to scope the facility during business hours. Take a tour. Be compliant, and bring that intel back. You could get a feel for the security, maybe note the camera locations. Use that to go back in at night when the population was probably less than half. It's not all or nothing, it's just... trusting and using other people who can help minimize risk. I think we could've done it without anyone seeing your face, without them having something to hold over your head and threaten you.
[ He's not saying any of it to rub it in, or to over-kill the point. It's meant to be an example of what he could bring to the table, what insight he might've been able to give them. ]
I'm not gonna try and stop you from doing something, not unless it's... I don't know, suicidal, I just wanna...
[She knows what he means, and so she just sighs, scooting closer to settle her head against his shoulder. She's still careful not to activate the empathy bond, not wanting to force it.]
I guess I just... didn't want to put that on you when you already weren't looking forward to being in the middle of it. You said you were doing that whole thing with the lawyer because you didn't know if anyone else was willing, but it made you nervous.
I think Riverstone's just too big, you know? They're like... I don't know. Fucking Amazon or something. Except worse. It's like some Blade Runner shit.
Yeah, they're huge, he's definitely not gonna win if they sue. At least we'd have someone to negotiate charges. Something tells me we don't want that kid opting to be his own lawyer and defend himself in court.
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But if it keeps you more safe... If it gives everyone a better chance, isn't that worth it?
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Maybe.
[ He agrees, condeding. ]
It's not the concept I have a problem with. It's that the plan itself... the execution. It wasn't good. There were better ways to go about it, ways with less risk. What worries me is you seeing another opportunity like this later on and being cavalier with your own safety rather than slowing down and talking to me. That's the part that isn't worth it.
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I get it. And we talked about that, too. We never thought it was a genius plan, it was just... We talked about it, and doing nothing seemed more dangerous. We felt like Rey was forcing us into a corner, you know? And we felt like... If we didn't do anything, if we just let a bunch of people go along with it, Riverstone would think we were all naive and controllable.
[She's not sure if that makes sense to him, but it feels important to tell him exactly what they were thinking as much as she can.]
I'll talk to you next time, I promise. But I also... I guess I keep thinking that there's never going to be a safe time to do anything, you know? We might always be picking between two shitty options.
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[ Gentle, but insistent. ]
I don't even mean holding off for later, not even for a week. I mean there was an opportunity there to scope the facility during business hours. Take a tour. Be compliant, and bring that intel back. You could get a feel for the security, maybe note the camera locations. Use that to go back in at night when the population was probably less than half. It's not all or nothing, it's just... trusting and using other people who can help minimize risk. I think we could've done it without anyone seeing your face, without them having something to hold over your head and threaten you.
[ He's not saying any of it to rub it in, or to over-kill the point. It's meant to be an example of what he could bring to the table, what insight he might've been able to give them. ]
I'm not gonna try and stop you from doing something, not unless it's... I don't know, suicidal, I just wanna...
[ You know. Look out for you and shit. ]
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[She knows what he means, and so she just sighs, scooting closer to settle her head against his shoulder. She's still careful not to activate the empathy bond, not wanting to force it.]
I guess I just... didn't want to put that on you when you already weren't looking forward to being in the middle of it. You said you were doing that whole thing with the lawyer because you didn't know if anyone else was willing, but it made you nervous.
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Too bad that went fucking nowhere. Anyway, it doesn't matter. That wasn't half as important to me.
[ A beat. ]
Well, maybe half. Really would've liked an above-board safety net for shit like-- if that guard decides to press charges against Akechi.
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Yeah, they're huge, he's definitely not gonna win if they sue. At least we'd have someone to negotiate charges. Something tells me we don't want that kid opting to be his own lawyer and defend himself in court.
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[So there's that.]