[ -- and, for a moment, she wonders whether the 'team mate' might have been that chap asking for a hand over the network. but then ray continues talking and she offers him her full attention. ]
Has anyone since made an attempt to apprehend him?
[ isolated incident or not -- looking for trouble or not -- she comes from a lawwoman's background; she doesn't care to imagine the havoc courted by leaving him loose. ]
Listen, Miss Carter... [ he tries to meet her on her level, which is a feat in of itself for anyone who knows ray palmer. he hates this, and the strain in his voice must betray to someone like peggy how very much he's trying to be responsible for, here. ]
I can't stop you from trying-- and I really can't blame you, either. But I really don't think it's a good idea, as naive as I'm sure that sounds.
[ she certainly hadn't been volunteering to try. rather, she'd been curious whether one of their own lot would take up that responsibility. but ray's reaction catches her off-guard.
she's left asking what she suspects won't be a simple question: ]
Why?
[ oi. at least she's asking. perhaps if she tries to meet him on his level, also, then they might crash and burn somewhere in the middle. ]
Setting dangerous Wonderland precedents, for one. Logistics, for another. He wouldn't go easily, and when he comes back to himself, he'll remember...
[ ray trails off, trying to find words that aren't "remember murdering their interim captain and his own friend in cold blood just to prove that he doesn't care." what else could he get up to in wonderland with his new best friend, psycho speedster? ]
I think the less he feels he needs to prove that he's serious, the less damage he'll cause.
-- Having met men of little conscious before, I would venture to say the latter approach sets the more dangerous precedent. [ ... ] He seemed a pragmatic sort but you know him far better than I would. Would he not want to be stopped?
[ not by any means necessary, of course. she's not that callous. but she also sees nothing wrong with knocking the fellow out and tossing him barricaded room. but perhaps there's no cure for what's happened to him. she entertains the notion (albeit silently) that ray's describing a situation with no tidy answer. in which case...?
Not long at all. [ she feels no shame in that admission. certainly, it's a place well beyond her usual comforts and certainties. ] But I feel hard-pressed to imagine how being here more than a month might make me any less disinclined to share the halls with a person the likes of which you've already described.
Of course not. [ her ego remains unbruised; it doesn't much matter to her, in the end, what ray thinks of her thanks to this conversation. ] But he is a known threat. By your own account.
[ worse? peggy frowns, albeit unseen. if there has been a misunderstanding, then she certainly can't track it -- then again (much as she's loath to admit it) ray is right in pointing out her relative inexperience with this place.
with a jut of her lip she considers whether she's getting the brush-off. it wouldn't be the first time; she doubts it'll be the last. ]
Certainly, Mister Palmer. [ again, she falls back on a tone both distant and a little too cordial.
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Has anyone since made an attempt to apprehend him?
[ isolated incident or not -- looking for trouble or not -- she comes from a lawwoman's background; she doesn't care to imagine the havoc courted by leaving him loose. ]
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I can't stop you from trying-- and I really can't blame you, either. But I really don't think it's a good idea, as naive as I'm sure that sounds.
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she's left asking what she suspects won't be a simple question: ]
Why?
[ oi. at least she's asking. perhaps if she tries to meet him on his level, also, then they might crash and burn somewhere in the middle. ]
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[ ray trails off, trying to find words that aren't "remember murdering their interim captain and his own friend in cold blood just to prove that he doesn't care." what else could he get up to in wonderland with his new best friend, psycho speedster? ]
I think the less he feels he needs to prove that he's serious, the less damage he'll cause.
[ man it'll suck if/when he's proved wrong huh ]
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[ not by any means necessary, of course. she's not that callous. but she also sees nothing wrong with knocking the fellow out and tossing him barricaded room. but perhaps there's no cure for what's happened to him. she entertains the notion (albeit silently) that ray's describing a situation with no tidy answer. in which case...?
well. dangerous precedents indeed. ]
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How long have you been in Wonderland? If you don't mind.
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What if he hurts someone else?
[ on whose head will that responsibility fall? ]
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Do you think he's the only threat roaming these halls freely?
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[ he sighs, breathing for a moment. ]
And actually, I need to go take care of some stuff. But if you need anything, any help, or anything at all-- feel free to give me a shout.
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with a jut of her lip she considers whether she's getting the brush-off. it wouldn't be the first time; she doubts it'll be the last. ]
Certainly, Mister Palmer. [ again, she falls back on a tone both distant and a little too cordial.
and then, after a thoughtful pause: ] Good luck.