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Do you think people are too sensitive? Or that Superman isn't so super? Think cats aren't cute? The Beatles are overrated? Love pineapple on pizza? Maybe you just don't like chips rly. Even the best of us have some controversial opinions. Let people know what a monster you are.

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There's killin and there's murder. They ain't the same thing, some folks need one and the other is wrong.

[The sound of a match being struck, before it's applied to a cigarillo.]

Been around a bit, can't say I disagree with that. Ain't murder if'n someone can defend themselves and do.

And some folk just need killin'.

[ Her eyes followed the flame, pulling her own hand-rolled smoke out for a light since he was doing so anyway. ]

Some folk don't see it that way, an I figure that life ain't given 'em a reason to. So let 'em keep that idea.

Folks like me, and maybe you, can take care of things otherwise.

[He offers her the other half of the match before it burns down, waving out the remnant and tossing it away.]

Reckon you've got that right.

[ A nod of appreciation behind a blue-gray plume of smoke. ]

Nice ta meet a like-minded person.

Name's Sadie Adler, if you run into one of them situations where you need a like-minded gun hand beside ya.

[ Aleifr simply nods his agreement. ]

You'll hear no argument from me.

[ Not a shocking revelation, if the sight of him is anything to go by. ]

Because, aside from being too tall, ya got a good head on your shoulders.

All the way up there.

[ A smirk, and she pulled out her flask to offer up some bourbon. ]

I mean...that makes sense. Is that unpopular?

Oh...well yeah I guess most heroes pretend like no killing ever is the way to do it but...they gotta be lying right?

Yeah.

A whole heap a folks think that killin' for any reason ain't right.

Don't know if that makes 'em heroes exactly, but I know that for me it just ain't so.

Unfortunately, you're not wrong. Could give a speech about how I'd rather not have to kill anyone, but that'd be rich coming from a soldier.

Like you said, sometimes someone just needs to be put down.

Soldier? Then you know firsthand that there's different ways of ending a life.

And that sometimes it's just gotta end, for everyone's benefit.

There sure are, ma'am.

Can't disagree with that. If you're lucky words will fix things before a bullet has to, but more often than not...

[He'll shake his head a little.]

Guess I just start to worry when I enjoy putting those people down a little too much.

Words might work sometimes, but the sort I go after have pushed past that a ways back. Always nice to be able to save on bullets though if they come quietly.

[ Except that so rarely happened. ]

I get a sense of satisfaction from making people safer but I don't enjoy the act of killin'.

O'Driscolls aside of course.

Some of the time I'm lucky and the Commander can talk people down from things going from bad to worse, but like you said, most have already gone from worse to unforgivable.

[Honestly it was impressive how Shepard could de-escalate some real bad situations.]

Guess there's always an exception. Maybe enjoy is a strong word, but had to deal with a lot of bad people, people who've put the entire universe in danger. Can't say I ever felt bad for helping take them out. Had to be done.

I don't think any of us would complain about people makin' the job easier. But now an then folks like us is the only way folks like them are brought to justice.

She wouldn't say no to a bounty riding in on their own horse as opposed to being trussed up and tossed on the back of hers, but they rarely gave her that opportunity.

I won't say it keeps me up night worryin' over 'em. If they hurt people and they did something that put a price on their head that I can agree with, then I'll do what I have'ta to bring 'em in. And I can be pretty liberal with how I feel about dead or alive in some cases.

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