[ It's a little projection, for sure; he's as frustrated by anyone by these constraints, by the demands of diplomacy. But he's more frustrated by the seeming inability, present not just here but in many of the others, too, to just get with the fucking program. ]
(Not what you said? If you're too good to cooperate on this mission, if you see stalking off in the middle of a delicate situation as the 'mature' choice, then what exactly do you think of the rest of us? The ones who are somewhat invested in ensuring that we don't all die? )
[ Come at him about his religion, and Adra's serene as a frost-capped peak. But undermining their survival here, for any reason beyond sheer emergency--that's less forgivable. ]
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( Not what you said? If you're too good to cooperate on this mission, if you see stalking off in the middle of a delicate situation as the 'mature' choice, then what exactly do you think of the rest of us? The ones who are somewhat invested in ensuring that we don't all die? )
[ Come at him about his religion, and Adra's serene as a frost-capped peak. But undermining their survival here, for any reason beyond sheer emergency--that's less forgivable. ]