"I really don't know what to make of that. I only know that it wasn't motivated by any altruism."
Liadov shrugged.
"He's a dangerous man. I'm surprised he isn't killing secretaries. But I suppose the Fury has him on a short leash- and they've almost certainly given him something akin to a mild chemical castration, to 'take the edge off'."
A pause.
"I don't see another way they could use him, frankly, unless he was pilled up."
Nika made a face.
"Pleasant conversation," he said, snorting softly.
"Don't...mention this, if you don't mind, Polya. About me and...that guy."
He indictated the Black Ops soldier with a vague nod and raise of his eyebrows.
"It's not...well, the truth is, it only happened last night, and it was a completely spontaneous thing. I don't even know his name. I know nothing about what he does, and I like it that way."
Liadov smiled crookedly.
"It's not something I want to advertise, if you understand. I don't know what his situation is, but he alluded to a...significant other of some kind, with the unit he's with."
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Date: 2007-10-11 09:00 am (UTC)"Yeah..." he said, trailing off, uncertain.
He shook his head after a moment.
"I really don't know what to make of that. I only know that it wasn't motivated by any altruism."
Liadov shrugged.
"He's a dangerous man. I'm surprised he isn't killing secretaries. But I suppose the Fury has him on a short leash- and they've almost certainly given him something akin to a mild chemical castration, to 'take the edge off'."
A pause.
"I don't see another way they could use him, frankly, unless he was pilled up."
Nika made a face.
"Pleasant conversation," he said, snorting softly.
"Don't...mention this, if you don't mind, Polya. About me and...that guy."
He indictated the Black Ops soldier with a vague nod and raise of his eyebrows.
"It's not...well, the truth is, it only happened last night, and it was a completely spontaneous thing. I don't even know his name. I know nothing about what he does, and I like it that way."
Liadov smiled crookedly.
"It's not something I want to advertise, if you understand. I don't know what his situation is, but he alluded to a...significant other of some kind, with the unit he's with."