[That's a simple enough statement, but it's bleak, too. It's true; he takes orders, always has. He'd done it when he'd been in the army, and he does it now that he's back home. He'd thought he'd become his own man, thought he'd blossom into whatever it was people were expecting of him (to be his father's son, whatever that meant, or to be like Nucky's son, which was easier to imagine but harder to achieve, somehow) but he'd come back to a place where he did what he was told to do, just like he'd done when he was gone.
And was it really so different than being away at war? Different kind of trenches, sure, but trenches all the same.]
I help facilitate business deals. That means I show up at a lot of parties.
[It sounds better than calling himself an enforcer, but the implication is there, nevertheless, if she cares to look for it. It's not like he's ashamed at what he does, precisely. Why should he be? It's a job, like any other, and besides, he's already pretty goddamn certain that he's going to hell. He's been destined for that for a long time. At this point, what's it going to matter if he adds a couple more crimes to the endless tally of them?]
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[That's a simple enough statement, but it's bleak, too. It's true; he takes orders, always has. He'd done it when he'd been in the army, and he does it now that he's back home. He'd thought he'd become his own man, thought he'd blossom into whatever it was people were expecting of him (to be his father's son, whatever that meant, or to be like Nucky's son, which was easier to imagine but harder to achieve, somehow) but he'd come back to a place where he did what he was told to do, just like he'd done when he was gone.
And was it really so different than being away at war? Different kind of trenches, sure, but trenches all the same.]
I help facilitate business deals. That means I show up at a lot of parties.
[It sounds better than calling himself an enforcer, but the implication is there, nevertheless, if she cares to look for it. It's not like he's ashamed at what he does, precisely. Why should he be? It's a job, like any other, and besides, he's already pretty goddamn certain that he's going to hell. He's been destined for that for a long time. At this point, what's it going to matter if he adds a couple more crimes to the endless tally of them?]
What do you do?