[He considers brushing off the apology, the way he often does these days when he validates his Inspectors' decisions and lets the subject drop without another word. Instead, however...instead, he decides to show Gino just a little bit of openness and vulnerability. He's not particularly good at it, and everything between them is just so awkward, but maybe...maybe this bit of honesty will help ease some of the tension between them. If not clear the air, give it a good ol' dusting, at the least.]
...It's weird for me, too.
[Even though it means he's not a latent criminal anymore. Even though it means he's free. He's not jumping at the opportunity as might seem logical for someone in his position. The Sibyl System has been all he's known since he was seven years old, after all.
Despite all that honest sincerity, however, he does give Gino a particularly sour 'do I have to tho' face before he extinguishes the cigarette against the ashtray the man named Duncan had provided him.]
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...It's weird for me, too.
[Even though it means he's not a latent criminal anymore. Even though it means he's free. He's not jumping at the opportunity as might seem logical for someone in his position. The Sibyl System has been all he's known since he was seven years old, after all.
Despite all that honest sincerity, however, he does give Gino a particularly sour 'do I have to tho' face before he extinguishes the cigarette against the ashtray the man named Duncan had provided him.]