"Yeah, well, there's always another job, with the job. That's the problem with the job."
Among other things, but he's not here to talk about being a cop or being a SEAL and how it is or isn't anything like being a cop, except part of him wants to, wants to press it a little further, wants to push it, because Steve's back behind that wall again, and it is frustrating beyond belief.
Steve's almost likeable when he puts a toe past the stone-jawed SEAL facade. It turns out there's a human being in there, somewhere, and Danny has to say he was wrong a few minutes ago: he definitely prefers that one to this. He wants to work with a real person, not a robot; even a perfect one. "And eventually you realize you only take a little time when you've gotten shot and the boss makes you."
Or you die doing the job before you get a chance to retire. It's all laughs, all the time, in this business.
There's a shrug, and a motion with one hand. "Or, for you, I guess that would be...when you lose a limb. Or two. I'm pretty sure you could still carry out whatever insane mission you're on only lacking one limb, I mean, how important are arms, really?"
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Date: 2014-09-08 03:11 am (UTC)Among other things, but he's not here to talk about being a cop or being a SEAL and how it is or isn't anything like being a cop, except part of him wants to, wants to press it a little further, wants to push it, because Steve's back behind that wall again, and it is frustrating beyond belief.
Steve's almost likeable when he puts a toe past the stone-jawed SEAL facade. It turns out there's a human being in there, somewhere, and Danny has to say he was wrong a few minutes ago: he definitely prefers that one to this. He wants to work with a real person, not a robot; even a perfect one. "And eventually you realize you only take a little time when you've gotten shot and the boss makes you."
Or you die doing the job before you get a chance to retire. It's all laughs, all the time, in this business.
There's a shrug, and a motion with one hand. "Or, for you, I guess that would be...when you lose a limb. Or two. I'm pretty sure you could still carry out whatever insane mission you're on only lacking one limb, I mean, how important are arms, really?"