[Alistair has a point. But Alistair's jaw keeps flapping and it's maddening.]
I didn't go to her planning to demand she step down. I went to her expecting she would explain herself, apologize, and give me some reason to believe she wouldn't do it again. But apparently that was too much to expect. What was I supposed to do? If I'd asked you first, would you really have done the right th--
[DAMMIT. He stops and the rest of the breath reserved for that sentence is hissed out as he turns away. Now he knows how he sounds. Who he sounds like. That takes quite a bit of the wind out of his sails. He can't say whether he did the right thing anymore, but he knows he is right, that they cannot afford leadership which abuses its power. But will swinging too far the other way create just as many problems?]
I should not have demanded things of her without speaking to you first, [he allows.] I should not have acted in anger. Though blast if I know whether this is the right outcome. I don't even know if you know it. I thought between us, we'd have that covered.
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Date: 2017-02-26 12:53 am (UTC)From:[Alistair has a point. But Alistair's jaw keeps flapping and it's maddening.]
I didn't go to her planning to demand she step down. I went to her expecting she would explain herself, apologize, and give me some reason to believe she wouldn't do it again. But apparently that was too much to expect. What was I supposed to do? If I'd asked you first, would you really have done the right th--
[DAMMIT. He stops and the rest of the breath reserved for that sentence is hissed out as he turns away. Now he knows how he sounds. Who he sounds like. That takes quite a bit of the wind out of his sails. He can't say whether he did the right thing anymore, but he knows he is right, that they cannot afford leadership which abuses its power. But will swinging too far the other way create just as many problems?]
I should not have demanded things of her without speaking to you first, [he allows.] I should not have acted in anger. Though blast if I know whether this is the right outcome. I don't even know if you know it. I thought between us, we'd have that covered.