[That's exactly what he is proposing. He watches him intently, his thumb tapping against his chin.]
I don't like friction. It creates unnecessary complications. Now, of course I could wait for you to mess up so badly the company was in shambles and pick up the pieces. But it'd be a lot of work regaining the shareholders's trust. Making them forget about the scandal of the Sheppard heir messing up so badly.
Like this? Everybody wins. You don't get shunned, I don't have all this trouble. It's very... clean. I've seen a lot of mess in my life, John. A lot I had to clean up.
[He pauses and there's a... flicker of almost confusion. Like he remembers that this isn't what he's supposed to do. And then he waves it off like an annoying fly.]
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[That's exactly what he is proposing. He watches him intently, his thumb tapping against his chin.]
I don't like friction. It creates unnecessary complications. Now, of course I could wait for you to mess up so badly the company was in shambles and pick up the pieces. But it'd be a lot of work regaining the shareholders's trust. Making them forget about the scandal of the Sheppard heir messing up so badly.
Like this? Everybody wins. You don't get shunned, I don't have all this trouble. It's very... clean. I've seen a lot of mess in my life, John. A lot I had to clean up.
[He pauses and there's a... flicker of almost confusion. Like he remembers that this isn't what he's supposed to do. And then he waves it off like an annoying fly.]
I like things clean.