Gabriel has always been fond of games of strategy both for amusement and in sharpening business skills-- there's a carefully made chess board, with its carved pieces, in the corner of his office, in fact. Simon had given it to him as a birthday present when he was sixteen.
The difference here is that this is more important than any game could ever be-- and although it's at least partially a strategic move, it will expose everything that he's been hiding for so long now.
He wonders if she will understand. He wonders what he'll do next, if she doesn't.
"They weren't games, Regan." Gabriel's words are still quiet enough to be covered by the music. "They weren't games, and they weren't lies, or tricks."
"The message concealed in them was there, and it was true."
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Date: 2005-11-23 05:02 am (UTC)The difference here is that this is more important than any game could ever be-- and although it's at least partially a strategic move, it will expose everything that he's been hiding for so long now.
He wonders if she will understand. He wonders what he'll do next, if she doesn't.
"They weren't games, Regan." Gabriel's words are still quiet enough to be covered by the music. "They weren't games, and they weren't lies, or tricks."
"The message concealed in them was there, and it was true."