Jack hears that edge of anger. In some states, it'd make him stop and reconsider what he's saying. In the state he's in now, would-up and bitter about his own past, Ianto's past, the past of a Ianto who isn't right in front of him, the snarl of problems that is and always will be Chicago...
Well, anger is better than servility. Better than... addiction, he's tempted to label it, even though the analytical part of him knows the word already. Compliance.
He's a Time Agency compliance officer. It's really only to be expected.
"And the 'follow orders, no questions asked' work ethos works wonderfully in political atmospheres like these," Jack says. "I hear the Germans loved it."
...yes, that was Jack just Godwinning himself. In such a way as to set himself up as Hitler. The narration isn't sure how to react to that.
"You want directives? Ask questions. Before you demand your old job back, make sure you're on the right side."
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Date: 2010-06-10 03:11 pm (UTC)Well, anger is better than servility. Better than... addiction, he's tempted to label it, even though the analytical part of him knows the word already. Compliance.
He's a Time Agency compliance officer. It's really only to be expected.
"And the 'follow orders, no questions asked' work ethos works wonderfully in political atmospheres like these," Jack says. "I hear the Germans loved it."
...yes, that was Jack just Godwinning himself. In such a way as to set himself up as Hitler. The narration isn't sure how to react to that.
"You want directives? Ask questions. Before you demand your old job back, make sure you're on the right side."