Paul gives her a long, blank look. He bites back on a couple of things he could say to that.
After twenty seconds, he says, slowly and carefully, "Right. Of course not to you, because you can do it.
"You know, back in the real world, I used to be FBI. In theory, there was nothing keeping me from walking around, 24/7, with my gun out in my hand, just to remind people that I was armed and that I had the ability and, in some cases, the authority, to shoot people.
"But as a rule, I didn't actually walk around with my gun in my hand. Because demonstrating 24/7 that you have the power to fuck people up is generally considered kind of rude.
"Would you like me to belabor the analogy a little more?"
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After twenty seconds, he says, slowly and carefully, "Right. Of course not to you, because you can do it.
"You know, back in the real world, I used to be FBI. In theory, there was nothing keeping me from walking around, 24/7, with my gun out in my hand, just to remind people that I was armed and that I had the ability and, in some cases, the authority, to shoot people.
"But as a rule, I didn't actually walk around with my gun in my hand. Because demonstrating 24/7 that you have the power to fuck people up is generally considered kind of rude.
"Would you like me to belabor the analogy a little more?"