That stings - well, of course it does. He's sure it was meant to. Steve can't help it; he takes a step forward, fists clenching, but he doesn't do more than that. "At least I cared that I did. At least I considered it before it happened, and I'm starting to think that a lot of the people in the right on this ship are on the wrong side of the line."
Not all of the inmates are right, nor are they all good people. But God, there are so many good people locked up as inmates, and there are people like this serving as wardens -
"What about people not on this ship? Would they be concerned about you?"
Mick shrugs. "The only person who would is dead." He meets Steve's Eyes calmly. "Yes, it is unfortunate that someone died but I did not force anyone to be in there, and I wasn't trying to kill anyone."
"Well, that's convenient," Steve says - maybe more flatly than he should,
but he's not feeling particularly charitable. "It's not unfortunate,
Rory. That is not how it works. If that's really how you see your position
here, then I am gladder by the day that I'm not a warden anymore, because
the standards have really gone downhill."
Part of Steve - a big part - wants to just deck the guy in the mouth. Part
of him knows it won't do any good, but he still wants to do it, anyway.
He's not here to mete out justice, or revenge, or anything like that,
but... but fuck, if this is really how the guy operates, if this is
really how wardens operate, then what Steve said is exactly true: He is so
glad he doesn't have to even pretend to agree with these people.
He's gotten people killed, too. But he's never called it unfortunate
and shrugged and moved on. He's never pretended that just because he was't
trying to get anyone hurt, that absolved him of responsibility. It sure as
hell doesn't.
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Not all of the inmates are right, nor are they all good people. But God, there are so many good people locked up as inmates, and there are people like this serving as wardens -
"What about people not on this ship? Would they be concerned about you?"
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"Well, that's convenient," Steve says - maybe more flatly than he should, but he's not feeling particularly charitable. "It's not unfortunate, Rory. That is not how it works. If that's really how you see your position here, then I am gladder by the day that I'm not a warden anymore, because the standards have really gone downhill."
Part of Steve - a big part - wants to just deck the guy in the mouth. Part of him knows it won't do any good, but he still wants to do it, anyway. He's not here to mete out justice, or revenge, or anything like that, but... but fuck, if this is really how the guy operates, if this is really how wardens operate, then what Steve said is exactly true: He is so glad he doesn't have to even pretend to agree with these people.
He's gotten people killed, too. But he's never called it unfortunate and shrugged and moved on. He's never pretended that just because he was't trying to get anyone hurt, that absolved him of responsibility. It sure as hell doesn't.