[ He's quiet - listening, really listening. He's gaining insight into her, in bits and pieces. What she's saying is something he knew, down to his bones, before he graduated. It's how he grew up. But he feels that it wasn't how she grew up. That the world made her this way. ]
Yes. Sometimes it is that way.
[ In his world, it was that way. He still believes, honestly, that the only way there was to survive in his own environment was to be that ruthless. That cunning. The Barge gave him a chance to be something else, but if he were put back there, he would have a lot of difficulty staying true to who he is here. ]
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Yes. Sometimes it is that way.
[ In his world, it was that way. He still believes, honestly, that the only way there was to survive in his own environment was to be that ruthless. That cunning. The Barge gave him a chance to be something else, but if he were put back there, he would have a lot of difficulty staying true to who he is here. ]