It's a sign of just how tense he himself is that he very nearly snaps at her. Instead, Gabriel gets up and paces the room again, forcing himself to consider the question rationally.
From her perspective, it's a reasonable thing to wonder, after all. Perhaps even in general, and he'd better remember that.
"I don't know," he says at last. One hand is clenched tightly on the edge of the mantel over the fireplace, and his back is to her.
"But I think -- I believe, Regan--" He turns around, still gripping the marble as he adds, "I believe that if there's any chance of success, that it has to be done now."
"The entire system heard about the Miranda Plan. Anyone with Cortex access saw the wave, and is still seeing it. If there was ever a time when the balance of power might be swung, when people might be willing to listen-- that time is here."
He hesitates, and his knuckles whiten as he adds, far too calmly, "Besides, it can't be worse than what they'd do to them now if caught, under the cover of secrecy. Trust me, Regan. It can't. The public eye is as much protection as danger in this, I suspect."
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Date: 2005-11-24 05:24 am (UTC)From her perspective, it's a reasonable thing to wonder, after all. Perhaps even in general, and he'd better remember that.
"I don't know," he says at last. One hand is clenched tightly on the edge of the mantel over the fireplace, and his back is to her.
"But I think -- I believe, Regan--" He turns around, still gripping the marble as he adds, "I believe that if there's any chance of success, that it has to be done now."
"The entire system heard about the Miranda Plan. Anyone with Cortex access saw the wave, and is still seeing it. If there was ever a time when the balance of power might be swung, when people might be willing to listen-- that time is here."
He hesitates, and his knuckles whiten as he adds, far too calmly, "Besides, it can't be worse than what they'd do to them now if caught, under the cover of secrecy. Trust me, Regan. It can't. The public eye is as much protection as danger in this, I suspect."