Oh. Firo takes a couple steps back, almost ashamed for having jumped to that conclusion.
Incompetent? It takes him a moment to figure out where that came from. "I just meant--" That he had to watch his back. It had been an olive branch, in a way, though not a deftly offered one.
He supposes he can understand why Roland's mad, even though part of him chafes and insists that Roland isn't one of his bosses. He's a cop. And yet... Another part of him concedes that he should've listened. He sighs and points to the door. "You can punish me later if you want. We need to get this done now, so let's go."
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Incompetent? It takes him a moment to figure out where that came from. "I just meant--" That he had to watch his back. It had been an olive branch, in a way, though not a deftly offered one.
He supposes he can understand why Roland's mad, even though part of him chafes and insists that Roland isn't one of his bosses. He's a cop. And yet... Another part of him concedes that he should've listened. He sighs and points to the door. "You can punish me later if you want. We need to get this done now, so let's go."