After all you did to become #3? What a waste! Don't plan on it being renamed the Edgar de Leon Memorial Auditorium.
No we're going ahead with this one, there isn't much of a point to dwell. 10,000...I don't see any of this going to best laid plans, so we're going to have to be incredibly careful with how the horde gets picked off. One mistimed explosion and it's something far less manageable.
Oh, but just imagine how much Mara would hate it if she was forced to name a building after me.
This plan hinging on homemade bombs assembled by kids living in shipping containers is just what makes it exciting.[...] Honestly? I'd rather we weren't doing this.
No one forces Mara to do anything. If it was a sound business decision though, your legacy just might live on.
Homemade bombs and napalm, maybe even a smoke bomb for your getaway if you're nice to me. But yeah, so do I. The safest and most sensible decision was to let them pass through. Even if I agree there's merit in thinning the horde, more time would be needed to properly plan. We should be letting them pass through.
Then I should do more plays first. Just to guarantee that county-wide day of mourning.
Half of the Quad agrees with us. But they're doing it anyway. [...] It's about optics. Every community has members of their top leadership signing up for this. Whatever happens, I don't want anyone saying Whitney Field wouldn't stick their necks out.
You need an iconic character. Where's your Darth Vader? Your David Bowie in those leather pants?
I don't think participating in this is so much a political baby kissing statement as necessary to ensure people are safe and it doesn't blow up in our faces. No one can say that we don't contribute, if they do that's frankly ridiculous. Tell me this isn't why you volunteered.
Everyone wanted my iconic character to die by the third movie. Hopefully, Tegan writes me a new one when they stop being mad at me for selling out.
Thank you, that really makes me sound like I'm not a genius who can make smoke bombs; I'm an actor with a knack for surviving the worst kinds of situations. And they need as many people as they can get to pull this off.
Why are you saying that like you think I think less of you? Yeah they need bodies, but I know you're more than capable. I didn't volunteer because I know I'd be a liability that way, I'm well aware I'm just brains. I just didn't want you feeling like you had to volunteer to prove something.
I remember being able to turn my head any way I wanted (maybe even 360 degrees) without it freezing up and getting stuck that way. Just tell Tegan you did it to be the inside man. You've got a coup up your sleeve, you're biding your time.
No, I'm sorry. You don't have to pretend with me. Talk to me.
That would go over better than just saying "This is how show business works, kid." Although I'm not sure how many people believe I can outsmart Mara.
I care too much about what people think of me. Occupational hazard. So I can't claim to have practical or selfless motives here. [...] I think I'm just scared and it scares me less to be doing something. That's all.
You're not alone in that, I think everyone is doing the same thing. Has been doing things scared since all of this even started. And honestly, I shouldn't have said anything about motivations to begin with, it doesn't really matter staring down the barrel of this gun. I just...cultivating good relationships and trust for the purpose of our community aside, this is a new world Edgar, who frankly gives a shit what anyone thinks.
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DM, 11/7
No we're going ahead with this one, there isn't much of a point to dwell. 10,000...I don't see any of this going to best laid plans, so we're going to have to be incredibly careful with how the horde gets picked off. One mistimed explosion and it's something far less manageable.
DM, 11/7
This plan hinging on homemade bombs assembled by kids living in shipping containers is just what makes it exciting. [...] Honestly? I'd rather we weren't doing this.
DM, 11/7
Homemade bombs and napalm, maybe even a smoke bomb for your getaway if you're nice to me. But yeah, so do I. The safest and most sensible decision was to let them pass through. Even if I agree there's merit in thinning the horde, more time would be needed to properly plan. We should be letting them pass through.
DM, 11/7
Half of the Quad agrees with us. But they're doing it anyway. [...] It's about optics. Every community has members of their top leadership signing up for this. Whatever happens, I don't want anyone saying Whitney Field wouldn't stick their necks out.
DM, 11/7
I don't think participating in this is so much a political baby kissing statement as necessary to ensure people are safe and it doesn't blow up in our faces. No one can say that we don't contribute, if they do that's frankly ridiculous. Tell me this isn't why you volunteered.
DM, 11/7
Thank you, that really makes me sound likeI'm not a genius who can make smoke bombs; I'm an actor with a knack for surviving the worst kinds of situations. And they need as many people as they can get to pull this off.DM, 11/7
Why are you saying that like you think I think less of you? Yeah they need bodies, but I know you're more than capable. I didn't volunteer because I know I'd be a liability that way, I'm well aware I'm just brains. I just didn't want you feeling like you had to volunteer to prove something.
DM, 11/7
[...] It's getting to me. Pretending that all of this isn't getting to me. I'm sorry.
DM, 11/7
No, I'm sorry. You don't have to pretend with me. Talk to me.
DM, 11/7
I care too much about what people think of me. Occupational hazard. So I can't claim to have practical or selfless motives here. [...] I think I'm just scared and it scares me less to be doing something. That's all.
DM, 11/7
You're not alone in that, I think everyone is doing the same thing. Has been doing things scared since all of this even started. And honestly, I shouldn't have said anything about motivations to begin with, it doesn't really matter staring down the barrel of this gun. I just...cultivating good relationships and trust for the purpose of our community aside, this is a new world Edgar, who frankly gives a shit what anyone thinks.