It certainly is a once in a lifetime sort of thing. I'm glad that I have the means to do it, and pursue what I like. Things weren't always so easy. [And then, he turns back.] Ah, but now I'm curious. I must return a similar question to you. What got you into this line of work to begin with, Lieutenant?
Nothing dramatic. Just time and experience. The Moralintern -- the international government, essentially -- isn't all bad. But it is rife with bureaucracy, and there is only so many times you can hear that "things will get better in 10 or 20 years" before it starts to sound hollow. Especially as the decades come and go.
Right now, the only thing I believe in is the RCM. In the officers I work alongside with. Every system of government may have failed our city, but we won't.
So essentially, it all runs up against corruption, stagnation, and the unwillingness to change...
[Which is the opposite of who he is, as a person. He can't envision running up against a system like that for too long without going mad.]
Well, if you must have trust in something, having trust in the people around you is a strong place to start. It's a solid strategy, Lieutenant. I truly hope your efforts will succeed. People need people like you.
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[He looks away for a moment.]
It certainly is a once in a lifetime sort of thing. I'm glad that I have the means to do it, and pursue what I like. Things weren't always so easy. [And then, he turns back.] Ah, but now I'm curious. I must return a similar question to you. What got you into this line of work to begin with, Lieutenant?
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I joined the force when I was 23. I was young, idealistic, and felt I had something to prove. A "true blue" moralist who believed in the system.
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I can't help but notice the use of past tense there, Lieutenant. What changed?
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Right now, the only thing I believe in is the RCM. In the officers I work alongside with. Every system of government may have failed our city, but we won't.
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[Which is the opposite of who he is, as a person. He can't envision running up against a system like that for too long without going mad.]
Well, if you must have trust in something, having trust in the people around you is a strong place to start. It's a solid strategy, Lieutenant. I truly hope your efforts will succeed. People need people like you.