While I do not wish to fight murder with murder, it may be the only option when dealing with beings as powerful as them. I appreciate your trust in me, and I want you to know that such trust will not be taken lightly.
[Nathaniel pauses after a moment to consider her carefully, before taking a deep breath.]
...there are many people here who are drawn to the idea of power- this project attracts them like moths to flame. I am not immune to that lure, I will admit to that. But I do know that we cannot have a functioning society if those with the power to help and the selflessness to not seek compensation keep quiet. It's a dangerous road that we walk on, creating this force. One misstep, one ill alliance, and it can all be brought down like a deck of cards, or worse- manipulated to create a tyranny. There are few people I trust, and fewer still that I believe.
[Sort of exactly like his home government. Except, oh yeah, everyone he decided to trust turned out to be a massive douchebag. There is that.]
You are one of those people, miss Rei. Please do not give me reason to doubt that trust.
[Private | Unhackable]
[He promises her this.]
While I do not wish to fight murder with murder, it may be the only option when dealing with beings as powerful as them. I appreciate your trust in me, and I want you to know that such trust will not be taken lightly.
[Nathaniel pauses after a moment to consider her carefully, before taking a deep breath.]
...there are many people here who are drawn to the idea of power- this project attracts them like moths to flame. I am not immune to that lure, I will admit to that. But I do know that we cannot have a functioning society if those with the power to help and the selflessness to not seek compensation keep quiet. It's a dangerous road that we walk on, creating this force. One misstep, one ill alliance, and it can all be brought down like a deck of cards, or worse- manipulated to create a tyranny. There are few people I trust, and fewer still that I believe.
[Sort of exactly like his home government. Except, oh yeah, everyone he decided to trust turned out to be a massive douchebag. There is that.]
You are one of those people, miss Rei. Please do not give me reason to doubt that trust.