A strong suggestion, though. Keep Sweeney on board in watching over Daniel. He's not afraid to fight, and we need more inmates like him who will step up. He's honorable, I don't want to see him fall down a hole because we took him for granted.
I work with Sweeney in the kitchen all the time and have no issue working with him on this. I even approached him to let him know I was assuming responsibility for Daniel since I knew he was the one who fended off Trevor the first time. He was receptive to that, and I certainly plan to continue what we have going.
The issue with Trevor, like I’ve said, was he already deeply frightened Daniel. And I object, on principle, to a man styling himself as a protector from revenge killings when he burned a man to death a few weeks ago and hasn’t proven in my eyes that he will refrain from such behavior in the future.
Sweeney is reliable. Trevor is not. And I know from personal experience, good intentions don’t matter if people fear you. They’ll execute you, anyway.
Look, I need to get back to work. [Did he just tell Archer he was going to take time off work? He can't remember. Shit.] I'll bring you the item tonight.
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Someone's at the door, can I call you back?
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Look, first off, I owe you an apology.
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[And he knows how that sounds and he knows how people are arguing he should have at least ten percent less guilt about this, but he doesn't.]
For not listening to you.
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You’re developing a bad habit of blaming yourself for things that aren’t your fault.
[ The other point, though… ]
You haven’t been yourself. I know that, and I accept your apology.
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The issue with Trevor, like I’ve said, was he already deeply frightened Daniel. And I object, on principle, to a man styling himself as a protector from revenge killings when he burned a man to death a few weeks ago and hasn’t proven in my eyes that he will refrain from such behavior in the future.
Sweeney is reliable. Trevor is not. And I know from personal experience, good intentions don’t matter if people fear you. They’ll execute you, anyway.
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[He won't say more than that, it's not his place, but he does wonder how that talk would go.]
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I don’t have much patience with his brand of stubbornness right now, though.
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[ And there is a pause. ]
Don’t stay late.