[ And Hickey just stares at Kiryu in return. He doesn't want to admit this. That someone like Jacobi knew how to strike in the right places and knew how to make him feel weak. The moment you admit weakness, that's how you know you're done for. So instead, he just stares back at Kiryu, as if daring the man to speak first. ]
[ Kiryu watches him for a moment but he doesn't take it as a dare. The conversation won't move without someone moving it. The silence was a courtesy. He has concerns about speaking. ]
Hiding your weakness from your allies only means there's no one there to help you when they're found by your enemies.
Only if he never wants to be more than a body that survives.
[ Kiryu doesn’t even pause. ]
Self-reliance is important. But being able to let other people do what you can’t, or act where you shouldn’t, is a strength any person needs to truly succeed past that point. Especially a leader.
A leader who can’t think past his own survival leads nothing.
[ Hickey's still very tense, giving Kiryu a frown as he listens. He doesn't say what's in his mind: he doesn't have any other examples to look to. Instead, he glowers a bit. ]
Well when I find any allies I feel comfortable sharing my weakness with, I'll let you know.
[ And there's not a hitch of an insult there. If Hickey thought he was scoring a hit, not so much. And he can't tell him where to look. He has to find that himself. ]
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Hiding your weakness from your allies only means there's no one there to help you when they're found by your enemies.
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[ Kiryu doesn’t even pause. ]
Self-reliance is important. But being able to let other people do what you can’t, or act where you shouldn’t, is a strength any person needs to truly succeed past that point. Especially a leader.
A leader who can’t think past his own survival leads nothing.
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Especially when what got you there in that situation is the very thinking you’re speaking for now.
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Well when I find any allies I feel comfortable sharing my weakness with, I'll let you know.
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[ And there's not a hitch of an insult there. If Hickey thought he was scoring a hit, not so much. And he can't tell him where to look. He has to find that himself. ]
It's for you, not for me.
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Anything else you want to say?
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We'll go to the Enclosure. And we'll work it out.
[ Then he shakes his head. ]
I didn't have anything else. Did you have anything for me?
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[ His tone is firm.
But that’s all he says as he gets up and grabs his flask from the floor.]
See you at work.