No, [ and his voice is cool and smooth and calm ] you said the words don't do a hell of a lot. And if I'm going to use my words? I want them to matter. So. A phonecall it is.
Firstly, I very much do care. About both of those things. And have done what I could for those afflicted. What interpersonal concerns I have with Daniel over his actions aren't something I feel is necessary to air to the entire ship at large. Talk is cheap. People are going to make their own assumptions. And frankly, it's none of their business.
[ He clears his throat. ]
So. About demotion.
First off, I think I mentioned this? But my profession was strategic intelligence... and problem solving. Sometimes problems require legal action. Sometimes, they require burying in the desert at an undisclosed location. Sometimes, they involved torturing someone's spouse in front of them until they signed something legally binding after we got sufficient blackmail material. Problems... are temporary. You work through them.
So with that context, when I say that I've never killed someone aboard this ship, you might understand that I don't enjoy that kind of thing. I don't. I'd rather avoid it.
But.
Sometimes, it's the only way to solve a problem.
I don't want to have a problem with you. I don't. I think... you're a perfectly nice person who has some issues to work through and you make... mistakes. From that perspective, you and Jacobi are very similar, even if his claws... manifest differently. Honestly, that description works for a lot of the people here, if you think about it. And I'd be the first person to say that Jacobi has issues to work through. Work to do.
So here, now. I'm asking you to think about it. That's all. Think about it, and hopefully, understand what I'm trying to do here. I'm trying to solve a problem with as little mess as possible.
No passive aggressive. No aggressive aggressive. Just plain language, and honest truth.
audio | cw for mention of murder and torture
Firstly, I very much do care. About both of those things. And have done what I could for those afflicted. What interpersonal concerns I have with Daniel over his actions aren't something I feel is necessary to air to the entire ship at large. Talk is cheap. People are going to make their own assumptions. And frankly, it's none of their business.
[ He clears his throat. ]
So. About demotion.
First off, I think I mentioned this? But my profession was strategic intelligence... and problem solving. Sometimes problems require legal action. Sometimes, they require burying in the desert at an undisclosed location. Sometimes, they involved torturing someone's spouse in front of them until they signed something legally binding after we got sufficient blackmail material. Problems... are temporary. You work through them.
So with that context, when I say that I've never killed someone aboard this ship, you might understand that I don't enjoy that kind of thing. I don't. I'd rather avoid it.
But.
Sometimes, it's the only way to solve a problem.
I don't want to have a problem with you. I don't. I think... you're a perfectly nice person who has some issues to work through and you make... mistakes. From that perspective, you and Jacobi are very similar, even if his claws... manifest differently. Honestly, that description works for a lot of the people here, if you think about it. And I'd be the first person to say that Jacobi has issues to work through. Work to do.
So here, now. I'm asking you to think about it. That's all. Think about it, and hopefully, understand what I'm trying to do here. I'm trying to solve a problem with as little mess as possible.
No passive aggressive. No aggressive aggressive. Just plain language, and honest truth.
Got it?