There's no rush. As I said, I've got enough put aside for a new one. I would rather know you're protected than have it back.
Clever don't mean rational.
[ In this, and in most things, Irving has far more faith than Jopson. As for Jack's situation, Jopson certainly does not think it's that complicated. ]
I'm not the one he's in Contract with; it's only right he continue to see those Responsibilities through.
[ Irving doesn't always appreciate having to -- well, feeling he has to, anyway -- be magnanimous about such a thing, given his own history with Hickey, but at the end of the day he's still a reasonable man. Jack had known and contracted with Hickey first, at least a month or longer before Irving had even appeared in Duplicity, and... well, he can't exactly pretend Hickey and Jack have nothing in common to bond over. On the face of things, they certainly appear more suited than Jack and Irving ever could be.
Though the reality, of course, has turned out to be very different. ]
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Date: 2022-08-21 04:03 pm (UTC)Clever don't mean rational.
[ In this, and in most things, Irving has far more faith than Jopson. As for Jack's situation, Jopson certainly does not think it's that complicated. ]
How do you think?
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Date: 2022-08-23 09:04 am (UTC)[ Irving doesn't always appreciate having to -- well, feeling he has to, anyway -- be magnanimous about such a thing, given his own history with Hickey, but at the end of the day he's still a reasonable man. Jack had known and contracted with Hickey first, at least a month or longer before Irving had even appeared in Duplicity, and... well, he can't exactly pretend Hickey and Jack have nothing in common to bond over. On the face of things, they certainly appear more suited than Jack and Irving ever could be.
Though the reality, of course, has turned out to be very different. ]
At any rate, thank you. Is there ammo as well?