capcious: (surprise ζ no i dont know nothing)
Zetta Reynolds ([personal profile] capcious) wrote2016-10-17 11:25 pm

WAH

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WAH
timesbureaucrat: (emotionless)

[personal profile] timesbureaucrat 2016-10-21 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
By "educate" I take it you don't mean a lesson in quantum dynamics.

[He clasps his hands behind his back.]

Tommy and Danny seemed to be the ring leaders.

Whatever education you might give them, however, is unlikely to make S9 friends.
timesbureaucrat: (hmm)

[personal profile] timesbureaucrat 2016-10-21 04:41 am (UTC)(link)
...That's a thought. Perhaps we could import some children. They could be kept uninformed about S9's synthetic nature and would respond to him as simply another child.

[Nathan is taking entirely the wrong lesson from this.]
timesbureaucrat: (this bs is giving me a headache)

[personal profile] timesbureaucrat 2016-10-21 04:52 am (UTC)(link)
Riley was the one who brought up the importance of friendship. I'm simply seeking solutions!

[He pinches the bridge of his nose.]

This isn't my area of expertise.
safeshot: ([r] default | this suit tho)

[personal profile] safeshot 2016-10-21 04:55 am (UTC)(link)
It's okay, [Riley says, still quiet.] We can talk to Shaun about it. Maybe he'll have some good ideas.

[There's a beat. Then,] But... I appreciate that you took my concern seriously. Thank you.
timesbureaucrat: (three-quarters)

[personal profile] timesbureaucrat 2016-10-21 05:23 am (UTC)(link)
I take my responsibilities seriously. If S9's well-being isn't as it should be, it's my job to improve it. Somehow.

[His hands go behind his back again.]

I've never spent much time around children before S9. It's been a unique challenge.
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[personal profile] safeshot 2016-10-21 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
Kids can be tough. [Riley finds a little grin he can wear.] I have to admit, I'm kind of jealous of you.
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[personal profile] timesbureaucrat 2016-10-21 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
I would happily pass these duties onto you, Mr. Reynolds.

[Saying Riley's name mentally brings him back to the start of this conversation. He's calm now.]

Zetta. Perhaps I was wrong to involve you in my personal affairs. My apologies. My vendetta against the Brotherhood of Steel is, perhaps, something I will need to resolve for myself.
timesbureaucrat: (shifty)

[personal profile] timesbureaucrat 2016-10-21 06:20 am (UTC)(link)
I have ample training in combat and survival.

True, I haven't used those skills in a very long time, but I'm sure they'd come back to me.
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[personal profile] timesbureaucrat 2016-10-21 06:43 am (UTC)(link)
[He waves off the concern about coursers.]

Dr. Virgil, you mean? He was in bioscience. He didn't understand the coursers' vulnerabilities like I do. I know their tech; I designed their weapons.

As for strategy when going against an army, I imagine I'd take the same approach that I suggested to you. Get myself accepted as an initiate and bring them down from within.
safeshot: ([r] default | quiet)

[personal profile] safeshot 2016-10-21 06:45 am (UTC)(link)
[Before Zetta can speak again, Riley does, voice soft.]

What about S9? Who would take care of him?
timesbureaucrat: (huh?)

[personal profile] timesbureaucrat 2016-10-21 06:49 am (UTC)(link)
The Director would appoint someone else to that task. Dr. Li, perhaps, would look after the boy.
timesbureaucrat: (serious)

[personal profile] timesbureaucrat 2016-10-21 04:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, yes, allies would be most helpful. That's why I asked you. But if you're unable or unwilling, I'm not simply going to shrug and give up just because I'll have to do it alone and it will be difficult. And I don't see anyone else lining up to help me.
timesbureaucrat: (O.O)

[personal profile] timesbureaucrat 2016-10-22 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
What? [He'd assumed that no answer meant a likely "no." This has thrown his expectations for a loop.]

Oh.

[There's something else he should say...]

Thank you. [That's it.]
timesbureaucrat: (*glare*)

[personal profile] timesbureaucrat 2016-10-22 12:22 am (UTC)(link)
[Nathan scowls and crosses his arms.]

I hardly need babysitting. And if your help comes so grudgingly, I'd rather not have it. A reluctant ally is worse than no ally at all. Enjoy being the raider queen. I'll deal with the Brotherhood myself.
timesbureaucrat: (snark)

[personal profile] timesbureaucrat 2016-10-22 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
Do you think you're the only competent person in the entire Commonwealth? Oh please. I wonder how confident you'd feel when the Brotherhood's super weapon is bearing down on your friends and family.

[He remembers Liberty Prime's attack at the Jefferson Memorial. It was a massacre.]
timesbureaucrat: (angry scolding)

[personal profile] timesbureaucrat 2016-10-22 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
[Nathan's turned shrill with anger.]

Well then bloody say no!

[He flings up his hands and stalks over to the credenza and plants his palms flat on the top, his back to his house guests. When he speaks again, his voice is low.]

I don't want your help anymore. I will not accept it. I rescind my request.

[Lurking in the corner, Ferran rolls his eyes and mutters.]

Amazing.

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