Safeguarding ideas is difficult. A mind can twist something innocent. I could probably think of wrong ways to use your ideas, and I'm not a genius.
[ But Jesper does have the kind of mind that they do, which is probably why he is so paranoid, why he understands the way they think. Criminals aren't that far removed from a military, at least not his. And technically martial law this long is criminal in its way, so he's dealing with his own people. Jesper hasn't made his history a secret.
Whoever did this, they have to be a genius, like Viktor himself. They needed to know how and then build on it to create those bombs. Impressively, really. Wylan used to do that, something his merchling he knows didn't like to share. It was one of those things he fell into, it wasn't in his nature. ]
No, but I got you to stop thinking about vomiting, didn't I?
[ Jesper smiles wryly at him. He shrugs. ]
My better idea is that you need to give yourself a break and probably not give them more ideas. You're a good guy, the smartest guy I know. You aren't responsible for what bad people do.
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[ But Jesper does have the kind of mind that they do, which is probably why he is so paranoid, why he understands the way they think. Criminals aren't that far removed from a military, at least not his. And technically martial law this long is criminal in its way, so he's dealing with his own people. Jesper hasn't made his history a secret.
Whoever did this, they have to be a genius, like Viktor himself. They needed to know how and then build on it to create those bombs. Impressively, really. Wylan used to do that, something his merchling he knows didn't like to share. It was one of those things he fell into, it wasn't in his nature. ]
No, but I got you to stop thinking about vomiting, didn't I?
[ Jesper smiles wryly at him. He shrugs. ]
My better idea is that you need to give yourself a break and probably not give them more ideas. You're a good guy, the smartest guy I know. You aren't responsible for what bad people do.