She reaches out to stop the chopsticks before they bounce onto the floor, then looks up at him. "He promised it wouldn't be anything he doesn't believe I have a reasonable chance of succeeding at. I thought about what I was willing to do before I went to see him and I was careful when we were negotiating." Unlike certain handsome cops she could name.
"And the first payment wasn't dangerous for me at all." Disagreeable and heartwrenching and dangerous for other people, sure, but that's not what he's worrying about so it doesn't need to come up. "Anyway, the Nexus is my home now. I'm allowed to defend it."
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Date: 2015-09-20 06:54 pm (UTC)"And the first payment wasn't dangerous for me at all." Disagreeable and heartwrenching and dangerous for other people, sure, but that's not what he's worrying about so it doesn't need to come up. "Anyway, the Nexus is my home now. I'm allowed to defend it."