[ -- she won't claim to have friends. for so long howard was the only one in new york. she's just getting used to this cavalcade of new ones. ]
It's...getting better. But after the war, he seemed to be just about the only one who didn't treat me as though it was time I put myself back on a shelf and wait for marriage.
I am much, much, much too good for him. Yes. Many times over. Fret not, Tony, I know it.
He's a wanker and a snake and an opportunist of the highest degree. But -- he sees me when he looks at me. For that, I suppose, I can forgive a great deal.
[ well, there's a difference. by contrast, howard would shout it to the world -- needy, ruffled, throwing boasts into the air in the hopes they might float back to him and somehow stick this time. ]
Is this what I have to look forward to in my old age? A smarmy git putting words in my mouth?
[ -- you can't necessarily tell by text, but it's meant well. probably. ]
You had your computers. The stuff that was on them had to be kept safe. But your software security people were shitty. I kept hacking in just to prove a point
Bollocks. From where I'm standing, it doesn't seem like much has changed. The only difference is that I'm not certain there's any legal precedent to indict a man for acts of interior decortion.
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[ look, she tries very hard not to draw direct lines between the father and the son. but this was one impossible not to make. ]
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You did know him better than I did.
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Can I ask you something? I mean you don't have to answer but.
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What's he like? Seriously why are you friends with this person?
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So you're surrounded by assholes. That actually makes sense.
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[ -- she won't claim to have friends. for so long howard was the only one in new york. she's just getting used to this cavalcade of new ones. ]
It's...getting better. But after the war, he seemed to be just about the only one who didn't treat me as though it was time I put myself back on a shelf and wait for marriage.
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Listen. They say everyone needs friends but i'll be honest. We're doing the honesty thing. I think you're too good for him. Just
Be careful.
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He's a wanker and a snake and an opportunist of the highest degree. But -- he sees me when he looks at me. For that, I suppose, I can forgive a great deal.
Don't you dare tell anyone.
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I won't tell a soul. You may not have noticed this but I'm not a very popular guy.
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don't worry I won't tell anyone you think I'm cute, either.
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Is this what I have to look forward to in my old age? A smarmy git putting words in my mouth?
[ -- you can't necessarily tell by text, but it's meant well. probably. ]
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Hacking into my servers?
[ WHAT ARE HER SERVERS? ]
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You had your computers. The stuff that was on them had to be kept safe. But your software security people were shitty. I kept hacking in just to prove a point
I thought that was pretty hilarious.
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How old were you? And how many years of jail time did I threaten you with?
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Twenty five.
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[ good lord, that's right, she'd have an office. a room of her own. ]
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Just saying.
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The room looks better now. I'm doing you a favor. Just like he did with the hacking.
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Who is it, exactly, who teaches you it's better to beg forgiveness than ask permission?
[ -- because she's almost worryingly certain she knows the answer. this is a monster of her own making, from the sounds of it. ]
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