Ch1p05
Location: Régula
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4 horizontal panels, Nikita is doing airquote through all of them, slowly going from the left to the right side of the page.
Nikita: My team had to be reformulated to better fit the "reconnaissance and recovery objectives", because some "certain specific people" - good people - must be part of this mission in order to "advance their carreers".
Mikhail: People from good families?
Nikita: People from good families.
Nikita: My team had to be reformulated to better fit the "reconnaissance and recovery objectives", because some "certain specific people" - good people - must be part of this mission in order to "advance their carreers".
Mikhail: People from good families?
Nikita: People from good families.
the air quotes go on for miles xD
And of course “good families” is merely code for “wealthy/connected enough to buy respectability” and may not actually reflect merit or ethics.
“Good people” are great for increasing the number of decorations given to your team. Of course, Purple Hearts and Darwin Awards aren’t really the type of decorations a team likes to collect.