01 One with a headstone and name on it. It's a burial tradition. Some families even have plots of land where all of their bloodline is buried next to each other.
They were going to kill me. My employer said he wanted me to know last, since he didn't want to lose his best agent.
[ This is still hard to talk about. So many years of history, all the connections. Severed in one simple conversation, because his mentor wanted to wipe his kind off the planet. ]
Oh. I understand why you did it then. [ And it's not surprising to hear. That men would seek to use these human weapons for their purposes, and then destroy them once their goals had been achieved, or they realized their tools held more power than could be controlled. ]
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Though I wish we hadn't been fighting for our lives most of the time.
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[ She's joking. ]
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I suppose it depends.
[ Why do they have the worst sense of humor. ]
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That's one reason.
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I also figure in my line of work, I'm less likely to get a marked grave. It's such a hassle, too.
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Do you not want people tampering with yours?
[ Not to mention he basically betrayed his country (after it backstabbed him); a burial at all would be a surprise. ]
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A marked grave?
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I don't know why anyone would want to.
But no, I just prefer being burned. Or buried straight into the ground.
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I don't like bodybags.
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One with a headstone and name on it. It's a burial tradition. Some families even have plots of land where all of their bloodline is buried next to each other.
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They think it's honoring their dead that way.
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Why not?
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Why wouldn't you get one?
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I just don't like them.
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I betrayed my country– at least, that's how it'll be spun, guaranteed.
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They don't usually bring good tidings.
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Why?
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You're superstitious?
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Are you asking why I betrayed them?
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Not really. More speaking from experience of handling plenty of them.
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[ Too bold? She's just curious though, and it's no hassle if he's to decline sharing the story. ]
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They were trying to kill all the Contractors. My mentor–
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Boss, really, excuse me. He hid it from me for years.
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[ This is still hard to talk about. So many years of history, all the connections. Severed in one simple conversation, because his mentor wanted to wipe his kind off the planet. ]
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[ He's interested in her perspective. ]
If you knew you were going to die before doing something like that, would you still do it?
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