From the killjoy perspective, the answer is simple: because they're not proft-turning cogs for the Company. But were this the simple matter of a killjoy, he wouldn't be here, wouldn't be conducting himself in the affairs of others this way.
So it's not the reclamation agent that answers, but the bookman. The historian who has walked through over a decade of watching societies rise and fall.
His voice is low, and for the most part, emotionless. Not cold, not sharp, just to the point. ]
Because you don't ask. You've been taught not to.
[ He smiles, shaking his head. ]
Sorry, that sounds a bit harsh, doesn't it? I don't mean to insult you. It's a common pattern in social structures like the Quad.
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From the killjoy perspective, the answer is simple: because they're not proft-turning cogs for the Company. But were this the simple matter of a killjoy, he wouldn't be here, wouldn't be conducting himself in the affairs of others this way.
So it's not the reclamation agent that answers, but the bookman. The historian who has walked through over a decade of watching societies rise and fall.
His voice is low, and for the most part, emotionless. Not cold, not sharp, just to the point. ]
Because you don't ask. You've been taught not to.
[ He smiles, shaking his head. ]
Sorry, that sounds a bit harsh, doesn't it? I don't mean to insult you. It's a common pattern in social structures like the Quad.