Do you know why I took this position, Doctor Brennan? It wasn't for power, or anything grand like that. I do this because I am good at it, and my skill will keep others alive. I am not a sentimental person. There is no forgiving what I did, so I do not seek that. But I can do this small thing while I am here, and that--that is something.
[That is all Brennan says in protest. She listens, and in a way, she understands as best as she can. Booth approaches his job similarly. He once told her he wanted to bring to justice at least as many people as he killed as a sniper. It is not the same as what Maketh did, but Brennan can at least imagine what inspires Maketh to act the way that she does.
She nods, no judgment in her gaze or stance.]
Do not... allow your goal to consume you.
[Maketh is more than her goal, and she should not forget that.]
[How strange to hear that from someone else. Maketh watches Brennan a moment, uncomfortable suddenly. This is her place, where she belongs, and yet she feels challenged. Not in the conventional way, not in a way that she's learned to counter and even enjoy - what is the point of having rank if you cannot hold it? - but something subtler. More insidious because, she fears, it is born of kindness.
Maketh thins her mouth. She has nothing to say to that.]
[Brennan almost sighs. There is nothing she wants except to go home to be with her family, but that is not something Maketh can give her.
But as far as this conversation is concerned--]
You have answered my questions. I have nothing more to ask you. Thank you for answering them. [She gives a quick nod.] I will leave so you may continue working.
[If there is nothing else, she will take her leave here, walking out with the same posture and stride as she arrived with.]
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Date: 2017-11-05 03:21 am (UTC)[Perhaps, given time. Or different circumstances.
Maketh thins her mouth.]
Do you know why I took this position, Doctor Brennan? It wasn't for power, or anything grand like that. I do this because I am good at it, and my skill will keep others alive. I am not a sentimental person. There is no forgiving what I did, so I do not seek that. But I can do this small thing while I am here, and that--that is something.
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Date: 2017-11-05 09:54 pm (UTC)[That is all Brennan says in protest. She listens, and in a way, she understands as best as she can. Booth approaches his job similarly. He once told her he wanted to bring to justice at least as many people as he killed as a sniper. It is not the same as what Maketh did, but Brennan can at least imagine what inspires Maketh to act the way that she does.
She nods, no judgment in her gaze or stance.]
Do not... allow your goal to consume you.
[Maketh is more than her goal, and she should not forget that.]
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Date: 2017-11-06 04:37 pm (UTC)Maketh thins her mouth. She has nothing to say to that.]
What do you want, Doctor Brennan?
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Date: 2017-11-06 10:50 pm (UTC)But as far as this conversation is concerned--]
You have answered my questions. I have nothing more to ask you. Thank you for answering them. [She gives a quick nod.] I will leave so you may continue working.
[If there is nothing else, she will take her leave here, walking out with the same posture and stride as she arrived with.]