Maker, Anders. [She's starting to lose her patience, but reins it in, knowing that getting snappy would only make things worse.]
If you say it's wrong, I believe you, but stop. Stop. [She rests her other hand on his other shoulder, looking pointedly into his face.]
A single loud wrong person will start a panic in the city, and we'll be the target. Even if it's all bollocks, shutting us off protects everyone who would be affected. Us, citizens, everyone. People get stupid when they think they're in danger, and even moreso when they have someone to blame for it. Us. They will blame us.
[She gives him a tiny shake, not enough to be violent, but to make sure he's paying attention.]
You know this better than bloody anyone. So we'll sort out your patients, we won't sleep until it's sorted, but we're going to be good quiet little fucking neighbors and calm down and ride this out without making more problems.
[Once again, she's talking to herself as much as to him, but at the very least she's managing to become convinced there's some truth to it.]
Now shall we see what we can do for the clinic? Before the boats stop running?
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Date: 2018-02-03 09:36 am (UTC)If you say it's wrong, I believe you, but stop. Stop. [She rests her other hand on his other shoulder, looking pointedly into his face.]
A single loud wrong person will start a panic in the city, and we'll be the target. Even if it's all bollocks, shutting us off protects everyone who would be affected. Us, citizens, everyone. People get stupid when they think they're in danger, and even moreso when they have someone to blame for it. Us. They will blame us.
[She gives him a tiny shake, not enough to be violent, but to make sure he's paying attention.]
You know this better than bloody anyone. So we'll sort out your patients, we won't sleep until it's sorted, but we're going to be good quiet little fucking neighbors and calm down and ride this out without making more problems.
[Once again, she's talking to herself as much as to him, but at the very least she's managing to become convinced there's some truth to it.]
Now shall we see what we can do for the clinic? Before the boats stop running?