[No, he hadn't been told that. None of this is anything Ford's expected to hear, and it makes him think.
The way Ford reads this is, Quentin is afraid to think too hard about where the system is failing, because if he gets pulled in, he'll risk permanent death for himself (disappearance as an inmate) or cause a lot of suffering on the Barge through making another mistake, or both. Quentin's not just choosing his own comfort, he's choosing to avoid something he knows poses danger. It gives a humanizing dimension to an attitude Ford's broadly categorized as complacency and willingness to be complicit with the things it does to inmates poorly suited to the ship. He gets it better, in Quentin's case.
He keeps these thoughts to himself, partly because he's extremely hesitant, at this point, to assume he understands anything about anyone at all and could be completely off, and partly because it would be extremely rude to say.]
I understand your -- hesitation. But thank you for telling me. It really means something to hear you say so.
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Re: voice: private
Date: 2020-05-11 12:25 am (UTC)[No, he hadn't been told that. None of this is anything Ford's expected to hear, and it makes him think.
The way Ford reads this is, Quentin is afraid to think too hard about where the system is failing, because if he gets pulled in, he'll risk permanent death for himself (disappearance as an inmate) or cause a lot of suffering on the Barge through making another mistake, or both. Quentin's not just choosing his own comfort, he's choosing to avoid something he knows poses danger. It gives a humanizing dimension to an attitude Ford's broadly categorized as complacency and willingness to be complicit with the things it does to inmates poorly suited to the ship. He gets it better, in Quentin's case.
He keeps these thoughts to himself, partly because he's extremely hesitant, at this point, to assume he understands anything about anyone at all and could be completely off, and partly because it would be extremely rude to say.]
I understand your -- hesitation. But thank you for telling me. It really means something to hear you say so.