[ a quiet snort, a rush of breath out the nose. more pseudo-pity. ]
You can do what you want. Say what you want. You'll never have to take orders you don't agree with again. [ little old ladies, he remembers. is he to give this speech to every agent he meets? they don't really get it; and it angers him, a little, the disappointment fresh in his mind and rising back to the surface. he had been so close. ] Or take shots you don't want to take. Life is so dull when you live it under someone else's thumb.
[ casually, though his voice lowers as he approaches, another step, and then another: ] I don't know how you stand it. Caged up under the pretense of 'serving your country.' One day they'll betray you, and you'll see what a waste it is. It's inevitable.
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[ a quiet snort, a rush of breath out the nose. more pseudo-pity. ]
You can do what you want. Say what you want. You'll never have to take orders you don't agree with again. [ little old ladies, he remembers. is he to give this speech to every agent he meets? they don't really get it; and it angers him, a little, the disappointment fresh in his mind and rising back to the surface. he had been so close. ] Or take shots you don't want to take. Life is so dull when you live it under someone else's thumb.
[ casually, though his voice lowers as he approaches, another step, and then another: ] I don't know how you stand it. Caged up under the pretense of 'serving your country.' One day they'll betray you, and you'll see what a waste it is. It's inevitable.