[ She had a feeling this was how it would start again - it's been
centuries of silence, long enough that those who might remember and would
desire retribution would have died out, or forgotten, or otherwise changed
their promises. She holds no anger for that. This whole business still
leaves a bad taste in her mouth, all the same. ]
[ It is not an easy thing, given the frustrations of the past few days, to hear that there are no answers coming; that there is no action coming. Wound up like a rubber band but with no recourse but to find a way to slowly unwind until the time is right, if that will ever happen in his lifetime.
But he'd made a choice, in what felt like eons ago, to give his loyalty to her and that meant if she said wait, then he would find a way to wait. ]
FROM: md.arbuckal.adrien@cdc.org
I understand.
FROM: md.arbuckal.adrien@cdc.org
Well, understand might be a stretch but I accept what you're saying, Gliese.
FROM: md.arbuckal.adrien@cdc.org
I'll do what I can to help get us through this; should keep my mind off wanting my hands around someone's throat.
[ He understands it's not straight forward. Nothing is ever straight forward in this world he's chosen to stay in. But he trusts in her words. Perhaps the promise of delivering death to an unknown enemy should not be a comfort but, well ... would she expect anything else from him?
For now, he can't give it vocal context but the words are as respectful as he can make them. ]
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FROM: gliese@cdc.org
It will only get worse.
[ She had a feeling this was how it would start again - it's been centuries of silence, long enough that those who might remember and would desire retribution would have died out, or forgotten, or otherwise changed their promises. She holds no anger for that. This whole business still leaves a bad taste in her mouth, all the same. ]
FROM: gliese@cdc.org
You must understand. I cannot help for now.
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FROM: md.arbuckal.adrien@cdc.org
Do you mean in our immediate future or something more long term?
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[ Honesty is her only concession these days. ]
FROM: gliese@cdc.org
Both. Neither. I would like to be less obscure, I assure you, but I would risk lives I do not own for doing so.
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But he'd made a choice, in what felt like eons ago, to give his loyalty to her and that meant if she said wait, then he would find a way to wait. ]
FROM: md.arbuckal.adrien@cdc.org
I understand.
FROM: md.arbuckal.adrien@cdc.org
Well, understand might be a stretch but I accept what you're saying, Gliese.
FROM: md.arbuckal.adrien@cdc.org
I'll do what I can to help get us through this; should keep my mind off wanting my hands around someone's throat.
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FROM: gliese@cdc.org
There is time for that yet, if I can promise only one thing in this lifetime.
FROM: gliese@cdc.org
We will be satisfied of death.
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For now, he can't give it vocal context but the words are as respectful as he can make them. ]
FROM: md.arbuckal.adrien@cdc.org
I do not doubt you, Captain.