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<blockquote data-quote="Rhialto" data-source="post: 2449247" data-attributes="member: 630">Jacob begins to rub his forehead. &quot;Listen.&nbsp; I know I'm a bastard.&nbsp; But we are outside the box right now, and if you keep trying to pretend we're in it, that will kill you.&nbsp; I have reason to suspect you know what I'm talking about.&nbsp; If you know about any people who've been--changed--check on them.&nbsp; NOW.&nbsp; They're what's important.&nbsp; Not me.&nbsp; Don't get hung up dealing with me.&nbsp; I'm not a problem.&nbsp; If I were a problem, I'd be trying to kill you right now.&nbsp; And I'm not.&nbsp; I'm talking to you.&nbsp; And stop pretending this is all my fault.&nbsp; You can claim to be the aggrieved reasonable ones here, but you've been loud, you've been threatening--basically, you've done everything you can to attract notice, and then make a person distrust you when you've gotten it.&nbsp; When I first came out here, all you'd have to do is say &quot;drug bust&quot;, and I've gone back into my room.&nbsp; I'd have thought you were loud pigs who were a little too in love with their own authority to be safe, but I'd have gone back to my room.&nbsp; But instead you played the 'threat' game, and the 'authority' game, and that got me riled up, because when you see cops playing those games, it's a sure sign they're about to lose control of the situation.&quot; &nbsp; He stares at him.&nbsp; &quot;Look at the present situation.&nbsp; You act like I'm making this a Mexican standoff.&nbsp; I'm not pointing a gun at Crockett there, and I never have pointed a gun at him.&nbsp; He is pointing one at me.&nbsp; I don't know exactly what we're facing here, but there is something in my room right now that's been jumping around in a reconfigured dog's leg for a while, and I think that's just the tip of the iceberg.&nbsp; Now you can acknowledge you're human and work with me to get on top of this situation, or you can play the government goombah game, and pretend you're in charge as things spiral out of control.&nbsp; Your call.&quot;&nbsp; He takes another deep breath.&nbsp; &quot;But if I'm right--and you know about some humans this thing has altered--check on them.&nbsp; Now.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rhialto, post: 2449247, member: 630"] Jacob begins to rub his forehead. [COLOR=Lime] "Listen. I know I'm a bastard. But we are outside the box right now, and if you keep trying to pretend we're in it, that will kill you. I have reason to suspect you know what I'm talking about. If you know about any people who've been--changed--check on them. NOW. They're what's important. Not me. Don't get hung up dealing with me. I'm not a problem. If I were a problem, I'd be trying to kill you right now. And I'm not. I'm talking to you. And stop pretending this is all my fault. You can claim to be the aggrieved reasonable ones here, but you've been loud, you've been threatening--basically, you've done everything you can to attract notice, and then make a person distrust you when you've gotten it. When I first came out here, all you'd have to do is say "drug bust", and I've gone back into my room. I'd have thought you were loud pigs who were a little too in love with their own authority to be safe, but I'd have gone back to my room. But instead you played the 'threat' game, and the 'authority' game, and that got me riled up, because when you see cops playing those games, it's a sure sign they're about to lose control of the situation." [/COLOR] He stares at him. [COLOR=Lime]"Look at the present situation. You act like I'm making this a Mexican standoff. I'm not pointing a gun at Crockett there, and I never have pointed a gun at him. He is pointing one at me. I don't know exactly what we're facing here, but there is something in my room right now that's been jumping around in a reconfigured dog's leg for a while, and I think that's just the tip of the iceberg. Now you can acknowledge you're human and work with me to get on top of this situation, or you can play the government goombah game, and pretend you're in charge as things spiral out of control. Your call."[/COLOR] He takes another deep breath. [COLOR=Lime]"But if I'm right--and you know about some humans this [i]thing[/i] has altered--check on them. Now."[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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