...A panic attack? Nothing. I have them all the time. I can manage it. That's... not the part I'm concerned about. Kiryu respected me. I'm not sure whether or not Shaw does. I usually feel like... no. She calls me a civilian, even though I told her I was in the FBI and work for the police at home. ...Do you respect me? Because that foundation makes a difference when things are rocky in the room.
You don't approach things with a soldier's mindset. But her approach is not always most suited to the barge, either.
I don't think you're naive, or that you need to be protected from harsh realities.
[Even if he can be painfully oblivious.]
I trust that you're doing this in good faith, and that you are trying your hardest to do good for the people you care about. I trust that you know yourself and what you need better than I do.
So if you want to handle panic attacks yourself, I want to know what it looks like for us to let you. Time? Space? A few minutes alone to process, or would you rather we stay present and wait without calling attention to it?
Shaw's a soldier. I don't know what I am. But I'm a spy more than anything else, and you don't notice things.
I respect you enough not to lie to you, and pretend there's a simple answer to that question.
For what it's worth...part of being a Shuos is thinking about everyone's weaknesses. There's two, maybe three people on the barge I would say I respect unreservedly. I love far more people than I trust, and that trust is almost always qualified.
I trust that she is also doing this in good faith. I trust that she will do her duty as she sees it. I trust that she is trying to be flexible, even though this process is not suited to her strengths.
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Re: Audio; after Shaw proposes Jedao as mediator
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I don't think you're naive, or that you need to be protected from harsh realities.
[Even if he can be painfully oblivious.]
I trust that you're doing this in good faith, and that you are trying your hardest to do good for the people you care about. I trust that you know yourself and what you need better than I do.
So if you want to handle panic attacks yourself, I want to know what it looks like for us to let you. Time? Space? A few minutes alone to process, or would you rather we stay present and wait without calling attention to it?
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...Is that a 'no' to my question?
Re: Audio; after Shaw proposes Jedao as mediator
Shaw's a soldier. I don't know what I am. But I'm a spy more than anything else, and you don't notice things.
I respect you enough not to lie to you, and pretend there's a simple answer to that question.
For what it's worth...part of being a Shuos is thinking about everyone's weaknesses. There's two, maybe three people on the barge I would say I respect unreservedly. I love far more people than I trust, and that trust is almost always qualified.
Re: Audio; after Shaw proposes Jedao as mediator
So... you don't respect Shaw, either?
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Re: Audio; after Shaw proposes Jedao as mediator