[ The smile is replaced by something else, something genuine. Real. He decides he likes Corvo's company. And maybe there's something to say about that--a man trying to play God, a man trapped being God's plaything.
He decides not to examine it. Take another sip. Enjoy someone else's company, for once. ]
[ Alan's quiet for a second, looking at the typewriter on the desk. ]
Someone going to the ends of the earth for someone else, stopping at nothing, clawing their way out of their own personal journey--learning from it--and in turn teaching others.
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[ The smile is replaced by something else, something genuine. Real. He decides he likes Corvo's company. And maybe there's something to say about that--a man trying to play God, a man trapped being God's plaything.
He decides not to examine it. Take another sip. Enjoy someone else's company, for once. ]
You think about staying after you graduate?
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[It's a relatively new answer for him.]
I have an obligation to someone who died under my watch.
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Oh?
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I was the Empress' bodyguard. She was assassinated.
I need to get her back.
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Someone going to the ends of the earth for someone else, stopping at nothing, clawing their way out of their own personal journey--learning from it--and in turn teaching others.
[ He glances back over to Corvo. ]
It makes a great story.
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[He's only half joking.]
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I have a hard time turning it off. I don't think I can at this point.
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[He adds, dryly:] You're an insufferable writer.
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As we all must be to get the job done.