He's mostly with her for at least the start of that. He joined the militia himself so that he could help the city and its inhabitants; it just happened to also be something of a family tradition. If he'd wanted to just fight things, he could have joined private security somewhere; if he'd wanted to just protect people from each other, he could have attempted to do something about the theoretically extant police force; but he was looking for something that had a little bit more staying power and potential for influence beyond pure maintenance. Given the way the militia at the time had been organised, that might have once been a possibility.
That certainly wasn't the case any longer, if the constant roadblocks and heel-dragging he ran into all the time was any indication. Alpha's not actually sure when it was that Bifrons became what they are now - perhaps they always were - but what she's talking about, the lack of any sort of a system of checks and balances in power, that's definitely what's taken place.
However, regardless of how much he may or may not agree with her assessment, that really doesn't stop him from looking faintly shellshocked at the suggestion she makes because of it. He just looks at her somewhat blankly for a couple of seconds and then looks somewhere else, making up for that lag in thoughts by frankly having far too many directly afterward. It's appealing, he can't say it's not appealing, but immediately he's running logistics and scenarios in his head and he's... just not sure. Athos never has taken to change with much particular ease, and that would be quite a change. The change, really. He's not immediately dismissing the idea, he's just. Very unsure.
Eventually he does remember he can actually ask her, "How?"
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He's mostly with her for at least the start of that. He joined the militia himself so that he could help the city and its inhabitants; it just happened to also be something of a family tradition. If he'd wanted to just fight things, he could have joined private security somewhere; if he'd wanted to just protect people from each other, he could have attempted to do something about the theoretically extant police force; but he was looking for something that had a little bit more staying power and potential for influence beyond pure maintenance. Given the way the militia at the time had been organised, that might have once been a possibility.
That certainly wasn't the case any longer, if the constant roadblocks and heel-dragging he ran into all the time was any indication. Alpha's not actually sure when it was that Bifrons became what they are now - perhaps they always were - but what she's talking about, the lack of any sort of a system of checks and balances in power, that's definitely what's taken place.
However, regardless of how much he may or may not agree with her assessment, that really doesn't stop him from looking faintly shellshocked at the suggestion she makes because of it. He just looks at her somewhat blankly for a couple of seconds and then looks somewhere else, making up for that lag in thoughts by frankly having far too many directly afterward. It's appealing, he can't say it's not appealing, but immediately he's running logistics and scenarios in his head and he's... just not sure. Athos never has taken to change with much particular ease, and that would be quite a change. The change, really. He's not immediately dismissing the idea, he's just. Very unsure.
Eventually he does remember he can actually ask her, "How?"