[It stopped being about the company a long time ago. Even the money doesn't really matter in the end, it turns out. Rude isn't entirely sure where his sense of duty comes from, or what would actually happen if his objectives to keep Rufus safe came to conflict with what's demanded of them here.]
I.. [Oh, he's going to hesitate. He can't imagine a world where he doesn't stop and consider even for a second. Then he remembers something. Something that had gotten onto his skin and made him desperate enough to go too far--It's happened before. With someone else.] I won't hesitate.
[Rude makes eye contact for a moment, feeling more threatened than encouraged, but not disliking the unusual feeling in his stomach over it. Rufus wants to win whatever games they have to play, and Rude nods eventually, a quiet promise that he'll deliver nothing less.] I understand.
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I.. [Oh, he's going to hesitate. He can't imagine a world where he doesn't stop and consider even for a second. Then he remembers something. Something that had gotten onto his skin and made him desperate enough to go too far--It's happened before. With someone else.] I won't hesitate.
[Rude makes eye contact for a moment, feeling more threatened than encouraged, but not disliking the unusual feeling in his stomach over it. Rufus wants to win whatever games they have to play, and Rude nods eventually, a quiet promise that he'll deliver nothing less.] I understand.