[Akemi almost sneers. If he'd wanted to be used, then he could have taken a corporate job right after graduation. Instead, he'd stayed true to his ideals... not out of integrity, but out of pure egotism.
But Jack just might - might - have an even bigger ego than he does, and even Jack has recognized the fact that overturning an entire star system isn't a one-man job. Even the Resistance, with countless members spread across three worlds, has done little more than cause minor inconvenience for the Nine.
Akemi can use Jack, too. He can use that grandiosity, that ambition, that charm... Jack is a big man, both in personality and stature, and he'll cast a broad shadow that can hide Akemi's plans. There's no reason why the arrangement can't benefit them both.
So instead of sneering, Akemi smirks.]
...Fine, then. If this works out, I'll be your agent within the Company's scientific division. [He shrugs with a laugh.] I'd shake on the deal, but... you know. I'm a little tied up at the moment.
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[Akemi almost sneers. If he'd wanted to be used, then he could have taken a corporate job right after graduation. Instead, he'd stayed true to his ideals... not out of integrity, but out of pure egotism.
But Jack just might - might - have an even bigger ego than he does, and even Jack has recognized the fact that overturning an entire star system isn't a one-man job. Even the Resistance, with countless members spread across three worlds, has done little more than cause minor inconvenience for the Nine.
Akemi can use Jack, too. He can use that grandiosity, that ambition, that charm... Jack is a big man, both in personality and stature, and he'll cast a broad shadow that can hide Akemi's plans. There's no reason why the arrangement can't benefit them both.
So instead of sneering, Akemi smirks.]
...Fine, then. If this works out, I'll be your agent within the Company's scientific division. [He shrugs with a laugh.] I'd shake on the deal, but... you know. I'm a little tied up at the moment.