"A good lesson to have." Still, there's nothing like taking the neck of someone you hate in your hands and having the time to squeeze.
"I've worked with people like him," he acknowledges. "He's probably telling his bosses about making us better while also breaking us down mentally so we can be 'rebuilt' later." Which works much better when his subjects don't have such limited exposure to him. The theory works great for most militaries, after all. Half of boot camp was simply breaking people down to make them stop questioning and start blindly obeying. Or to increase their already natural viciousness.
He hasn't admitted it, but he did spend several years as a mercenary. It's easy for him to match the cadence. "So, you can't move against him openly. You can't predict AREs that would allow you freedom and privacy. What possibilities do you have?" It's not a challenge. Just a question. Does she see other opportunities? Or is he dealing with someone who simply specializes in applied violence?
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"I've worked with people like him," he acknowledges. "He's probably telling his bosses about making us better while also breaking us down mentally so we can be 'rebuilt' later." Which works much better when his subjects don't have such limited exposure to him. The theory works great for most militaries, after all. Half of boot camp was simply breaking people down to make them stop questioning and start blindly obeying. Or to increase their already natural viciousness.
He hasn't admitted it, but he did spend several years as a mercenary. It's easy for him to match the cadence. "So, you can't move against him openly. You can't predict AREs that would allow you freedom and privacy. What possibilities do you have?" It's not a challenge. Just a question. Does she see other opportunities? Or is he dealing with someone who simply specializes in applied violence?