[ Zack notices Corvo’s reaction to the dog. If he’d know Zeke would bother the man just by being here, he wouldn’t have brought him, but…well, he can’t take it back now. ]
He’s not going to bother you. And even if he tried, I wouldn’t let him.
[ Zack puts the leash on Zeke just so Corvo can see he means it. ]
…thanks for coming. I know you probably didn’t want to.
Well, I’m not going to cook you and eat you. Or drag things out because I think you already did the most important thing. You apologized, and you respected me enough to come here even though you didn’t want to.
I appreciate that.
I don’t need to know why you did it - but I do need to know it won’t happen again. Because the last time I lost time like that, it’s because I was in a basement lab for 4 years. And it’s going to be a while before I can stop cycling through that.
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He’s not going to bother you. And even if he tried, I wouldn’t let him.
[ Zack puts the leash on Zeke just so Corvo can see he means it. ]
…thanks for coming. I know you probably didn’t want to.
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That is correct.
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Well, I’m not going to cook you and eat you. Or drag things out because I think you already did the most important thing. You apologized, and you respected me enough to come here even though you didn’t want to.
I appreciate that.
I don’t need to know why you did it - but I do need to know it won’t happen again. Because the last time I lost time like that, it’s because I was in a basement lab for 4 years. And it’s going to be a while before I can stop cycling through that.
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No. It won't happen again. I swear it.
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That’s all I needed to hear, then.
I’ll see you back on shift when you’re ready to come back.
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[He can make amends that way, at least. Through work.
He ducks his head and disappears into the darkness.]