[ He pokes at his pasta. It's not nearly as bad as it could be, but then again it's probably really hard to screw up pasta. ]
Not exactly. I quit SWAT. That's Special Weapons and Tactics.
[ Though the news liked to put their own spin on it and claim he was fired. Didn't matter. ]
There was... an incident, involving an augmented kid. He was out of his mind because he suffered withdrawal symptoms. Usually, you need to take a drug called Neuropozyne or your body will reject your augmentations, but it's not exactly cheap.
[ A beat. ]
Hurt a number of civilians, and it looked like it was going to get worse. In the end, my superiors gave me the order to shoot to kill. Which I refused.
[ A humorless smirk, and he's pausing for a while to feed himself and let that sink in. He's sure Samus can imagine the aftermath herself. ]
The only reason I even got another job after that was because of my then-girlfriend's contacts.
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[ He pokes at his pasta. It's not nearly as bad as it could be, but then again it's probably really hard to screw up pasta. ]
Not exactly. I quit SWAT. That's Special Weapons and Tactics.
[ Though the news liked to put their own spin on it and claim he was fired. Didn't matter. ]
There was... an incident, involving an augmented kid. He was out of his mind because he suffered withdrawal symptoms. Usually, you need to take a drug called Neuropozyne or your body will reject your augmentations, but it's not exactly cheap.
[ A beat. ]
Hurt a number of civilians, and it looked like it was going to get worse. In the end, my superiors gave me the order to shoot to kill. Which I refused.
[ A humorless smirk, and he's pausing for a while to feed himself and let that sink in. He's sure Samus can imagine the aftermath herself. ]
The only reason I even got another job after that was because of my then-girlfriend's contacts.