[The thing about being tempted is that it’s uncommonly easy to be talked into the whatever you’re considering. Even Markus, stubborn on his worst days, even-tempered and reasonable on his best, is not immune from this particular facet of human nature.
Her rationale takes his curiosity and unwinds it at his feet, weaving it into a veritable red carpet that leads directly to the VIP tent’s entrance. What’s the worst that could happen, as she said? His other attempts at B&E had far more serious consequences than what could be applied here — here, they’ll be met with disgruntled employees or offended VIPs that’ll have them careened back out into the festival in a few seconds flat. An excuse of being too drunk, too lost, or both, might afford some leniency.
He strikes a compromise with himself, then, even if it’s just a thinly veiled reason to agree.]
All right. But no more than a few minutes. [Famous last words. Mr. Responsible Android is still a revolutionary at heart, and some rules are soft enough to be... gently bent.]
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Her rationale takes his curiosity and unwinds it at his feet, weaving it into a veritable red carpet that leads directly to the VIP tent’s entrance. What’s the worst that could happen, as she said? His other attempts at B&E had far more serious consequences than what could be applied here — here, they’ll be met with disgruntled employees or offended VIPs that’ll have them careened back out into the festival in a few seconds flat. An excuse of being too drunk, too lost, or both, might afford some leniency.
He strikes a compromise with himself, then, even if it’s just a thinly veiled reason to agree.]
All right. But no more than a few minutes. [Famous last words. Mr. Responsible Android is still a revolutionary at heart, and some rules are soft enough to be... gently bent.]