[ She doesn't move to take it from him. Not immediately, anyway. That's interesting. A part of Kim wants to see how far she would go to do her duty in this respect, but he's not willing to put up a fight over it; if she were to ask for it, he would hand it over. He just wants to see how deep this bridled aggression goes and what is the cause of it. It's not as though Kim is unfamiliar with violence for violence's sake. He just doesn't know how it manifests in this woman, someone who is as likely to direct it inwards as she is outwards. ]
When did I ever ask for an excuse? [ His shoulders rise and fall as he sighs, the nylon of his jacket softly rustling against itself. ] It's not as though you answer to me.
[ By all means, she has more authority than he does. Most people here do. That's a secret to neither of them. If she wanted to, she could easily pin him to the ground under the guise of seizing the Haniwa, could put him under arrest for obstruction of duty. Kim can think of five different laws back home he could write himself up for for doing this. ]
no subject
When did I ever ask for an excuse? [ His shoulders rise and fall as he sighs, the nylon of his jacket softly rustling against itself. ] It's not as though you answer to me.
[ By all means, she has more authority than he does. Most people here do. That's a secret to neither of them. If she wanted to, she could easily pin him to the ground under the guise of seizing the Haniwa, could put him under arrest for obstruction of duty. Kim can think of five different laws back home he could write himself up for for doing this. ]
Will you do better next time?
[ Does she even want to? ]