That straightforward admission sparks a laugh, bright and incongruous within this setting.
There is real novelty in the way Abby simply admits to her motivations. Perhaps not enough to disarm John entirely, but enough to reorient his approach to the question.
Is Abby observant? He is aware of her associations, that she is Forces, that she has come and gone from the Division office, that she sat for a time alongside her Division Head at the fire. Is she aware of John in return? In a room together, Flint and Silver often occupy the same space.
"The Commander and I have been covering each others blind spots for so long that I see no reason to consider a replacement now."
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There is real novelty in the way Abby simply admits to her motivations. Perhaps not enough to disarm John entirely, but enough to reorient his approach to the question.
Is Abby observant? He is aware of her associations, that she is Forces, that she has come and gone from the Division office, that she sat for a time alongside her Division Head at the fire. Is she aware of John in return? In a room together, Flint and Silver often occupy the same space.
"The Commander and I have been covering each others blind spots for so long that I see no reason to consider a replacement now."