[ Christ. She doesn't apologise, but it's a near thing; likely it carries in the softness of her voice. It's not ideal, not by half, and given her record, she should know better. Interrogation under the Gestapo is one thing, but trust is a currency carefully earned and rarely spent. She was trained to take her own life before breaking. (Upon deployment into the field, an SOE operative was given two things: a token like lipstick, and a cyanide pill.)
But in the years after, she also learned something else: to let at least one person into your life who would care if it was in danger. It's a hard lesson and it isn't always easy or so cut and dried. This conversation is proof. ]
Every one of my assignments have been run solo until this point; but I told John for the same reason I approached you to join me. What we're looking into is bigger than idle curiosity, especially if it puts others in danger β not just us. [ A pause, and then: ] I'd considered not bringing this up at all, but you deserve more than my dishonesty. Not just as a partner but as a friend.
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[ Christ. She doesn't apologise, but it's a near thing; likely it carries in the softness of her voice. It's not ideal, not by half, and given her record, she should know better. Interrogation under the Gestapo is one thing, but trust is a currency carefully earned and rarely spent. She was trained to take her own life before breaking. (Upon deployment into the field, an SOE operative was given two things: a token like lipstick, and a cyanide pill.)
But in the years after, she also learned something else: to let at least one person into your life who would care if it was in danger. It's a hard lesson and it isn't always easy or so cut and dried. This conversation is proof. ]
Every one of my assignments have been run solo until this point; but I told John for the same reason I approached you to join me. What we're looking into is bigger than idle curiosity, especially if it puts others in danger β not just us. [ A pause, and then: ] I'd considered not bringing this up at all, but you deserve more than my dishonesty. Not just as a partner but as a friend.