[there's a difference, though, in choosing your own skin every time and having some sense of responsibility. from the sound of it, this guy falls closer to the prior.
when her voice catches but she doesn't go on, Kirk presses.]
[ There's a pause, nothing other than the movements in the background showing that Carolyn's still near her communication at all for a moment. She takes a deep breath. ]
And he's proven he's willing to blackmail me to get what he wants.
[he boomerangs, here, wanting to ask what he'd done to her and knowing she probably wouldn't enjoy that he'd asked. she's on edge that he's here at all, that much is obvious, and that's enough for Kirk but he thinks of Klaus and of Bela and Jenna, so he needs to ask:]
I've done things I'm not proud of. He knows about them.
He's from before I am, but even if he wasn't... it wouldn't matter to him whether or not I've changed, just that I've done it. Same thing with him and Riddick -- he looks at Riddick and sees dollar signs and a grudge.
[ She sounds bitter, but her voice carries an unmistakable warning. ]
He's an asshole, but he's a manipulative one. We all need to watch our asses around him, you included.
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[ Something she's been guilty of before, and her voice wavers -- there's more to it all, but she doesn't want to share it. ]
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when her voice catches but she doesn't go on, Kirk presses.]
And?
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And he's proven he's willing to blackmail me to get what he wants.
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Are you in trouble?
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He's from before I am, but even if he wasn't... it wouldn't matter to him whether or not I've changed, just that I've done it. Same thing with him and Riddick -- he looks at Riddick and sees dollar signs and a grudge.
[ She sounds bitter, but her voice carries an unmistakable warning. ]
He's an asshole, but he's a manipulative one. We all need to watch our asses around him, you included.
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Alright.