"Everyone needs a network they can trust for communication. Just because your power company supplies your house with electricity it doesn't mean they should be then privy to everything you do with it." The fact that they're literally having to have this conversation - can only have this conversation - freely and without too much worry with the aid of something to subvert the panoptical security within the dome? That's a problem. "It's not - Not specifically trust in as much as simply the fact of the matter that militia and civilian procedures don't always coincide. It is trust in as far as you can trust what boils down to the private sector wanting what's best for itself."
He agrees with her, on a lot of these points actually, but she's moving into active speech very quickly and he's still not totally convinced of it. That's a huge step, and one that in all honesty he hadn't even been thinking about except in the faintest of daydreams, as mentioned. Even those haven't been as prevalent - he just doesn't have the time. He glances down as she talks, focuses less on looking at things and more on what she's saying, letting instincts take over awareness a little bit more heavily. Push aside the concern about the failure, just. Entertain the idea.
There's every possibility that they worst that happens wouldn't be any worse than what might be happening right now anyway, right? He's probably more shaken by the memory thing than he even realises.
"Any amount of bloodshed would immediately twist the point of it. I think I've recently hit my limit for that, anyway." Yes, probably more bothered by that too. "Districts two and four are better in terms of placement." District 4 is already quite dissatisfied, and while he wouldn't want to capitalise on that precisely it would be foolish not to use it. Besides, there are fiscal reasons. Out of the lot, District 2 is probably next coolest in regards to Bifrons, and there's just the invariably tactical advantage of space and proximity to the main food source. Again, not what he'd want to use, but ridiculous not to, especially considering what tactics the potential opponent already has in play.
"Why now? Have you just been waiting for a good opportunity?"
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He agrees with her, on a lot of these points actually, but she's moving into active speech very quickly and he's still not totally convinced of it. That's a huge step, and one that in all honesty he hadn't even been thinking about except in the faintest of daydreams, as mentioned. Even those haven't been as prevalent - he just doesn't have the time. He glances down as she talks, focuses less on looking at things and more on what she's saying, letting instincts take over awareness a little bit more heavily. Push aside the concern about the failure, just. Entertain the idea.
There's every possibility that they worst that happens wouldn't be any worse than what might be happening right now anyway, right? He's probably more shaken by the memory thing than he even realises.
"Any amount of bloodshed would immediately twist the point of it. I think I've recently hit my limit for that, anyway." Yes, probably more bothered by that too. "Districts two and four are better in terms of placement." District 4 is already quite dissatisfied, and while he wouldn't want to capitalise on that precisely it would be foolish not to use it. Besides, there are fiscal reasons. Out of the lot, District 2 is probably next coolest in regards to Bifrons, and there's just the invariably tactical advantage of space and proximity to the main food source. Again, not what he'd want to use, but ridiculous not to, especially considering what tactics the potential opponent already has in play.
"Why now? Have you just been waiting for a good opportunity?"