[ of what tech?? his arm tech? how the hell would you know what his arm tech is, togusa, you're asking to see it.
James is extremely suspicious but...he is also extremely filthy. He has not showered in like a week because he was unsure of what to do with his shoulder. He can't really be picky here. ]
alright i'll meet her but i'm not giving up any specs or anything not yet
If they do not wish for me to put these skills to use, I will have no problems. I will live with this knowledge as I have lived with the knowledge of countless other bloody tragedies. I can continue to ignore Retrospec as I have for so long.
i didn't say not put those skills to use i just said they might not want you to kill anyone is killing where you draw the line between what is and isn't okay for retrospec to make you do
[Annalise isn't certain she appreciates being made to confront her fears (and the lies she's telling herself about them) like this.]
Anything that significantly interrupts me from what I have spent the greater part of my life in this city to try to accomplish. Anything that I cannot parlay into independent research. I have my goals. I will not be delaying them any further.
[ wow, give her the award for most obvious question dodging of the year! but that's okay, James isn't going to press on it. It's not like this is an interrogation, anyway. Just an exploration of where her boundaries on Retrospec are. ]
so basically anything your line is doing literally anything for them
[she... takes him moving on as a mercy, truly; on her end, she sighs. she will need time to dissect this later.]
Not precisely. I had an enlightening discussion with John Egbert yesterday about using my education, my years of studying military history to serve as a tactician for him, should war come. This is a choice I make of my own volition, with my own power and with nothing granted to me by Retrospec.
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