[ He stops when she does, and try as he might to examine her face, he can't get a feel for what she's thinking.
Peter's a pretty shitty mercenary, honestly. For most guys, the idea of a higher wage would mollify them, get them to shut up. But Maya's offer falls flat with him; he's suddenly realized he has a moral code, when he thought he'd lost that damn thing a long time ago. And she's right, in a way -- the thing with the kid has fucked this whole deal up pretty badly.
(A part of him says he's upset because killing children is fucked up. That's easy enough reasoning. But deep down, there's a selfish part of him saying he's upset that if she can kill kids without batting an eye, then there's no way in hell he's as safe as he once thought he was.)
He gives up trying to get a read on her. Instead, he puts on his own poker face, shoulders set and back straight. ]
I'd prefer we set an end date to my contract instead of you trying to buy me off.
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Peter's a pretty shitty mercenary, honestly. For most guys, the idea of a higher wage would mollify them, get them to shut up. But Maya's offer falls flat with him; he's suddenly realized he has a moral code, when he thought he'd lost that damn thing a long time ago. And she's right, in a way -- the thing with the kid has fucked this whole deal up pretty badly.
(A part of him says he's upset because killing children is fucked up. That's easy enough reasoning. But deep down, there's a selfish part of him saying he's upset that if she can kill kids without batting an eye, then there's no way in hell he's as safe as he once thought he was.)
He gives up trying to get a read on her. Instead, he puts on his own poker face, shoulders set and back straight. ]
I'd prefer we set an end date to my contract instead of you trying to buy me off.