[ Even if it's not a habitual recruitment policy, and even if it sounds like maybe what he was doing was primarily state-funded research, Ed is essentially saying he's famous for being a child soldier, which is pretty damn messed up, according to Cisco's way of seeing the world. There's just no way that wasn't ten kinds of messed up, especially considering the rather dismal view Ed seems to have of the military now, and all the shady shit they were apparently doing involving DNA experiments.
But he really doesn't even know how to talk about any of that without nosing into shit that isn't his business, or possibly sounding judgmental, so Cisco somewhat awkwardly diverts the subject: ]
That's the weird thing about this place, huh? It- equalizes things. You get to leave your reputation behind, start fresh.
[ That had been a good thing, for Cisco, at least. He hadn't been famous, back in Central City, but in certain ways he had stood out, been different. Here, he doesn't. Everyone is from worlds too diverse and too different for any one set of biases or preconceptions to reign over everyone. Which is new, and strange, and kind of great. He's already decided this place is where he wants to stay, permanently. ]
How long would you say is long enough? Or are you just going to keep looking?
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[ Even if it's not a habitual recruitment policy, and even if it sounds like maybe what he was doing was primarily state-funded research, Ed is essentially saying he's famous for being a child soldier, which is pretty damn messed up, according to Cisco's way of seeing the world. There's just no way that wasn't ten kinds of messed up, especially considering the rather dismal view Ed seems to have of the military now, and all the shady shit they were apparently doing involving DNA experiments.
But he really doesn't even know how to talk about any of that without nosing into shit that isn't his business, or possibly sounding judgmental, so Cisco somewhat awkwardly diverts the subject: ]
That's the weird thing about this place, huh? It- equalizes things. You get to leave your reputation behind, start fresh.
[ That had been a good thing, for Cisco, at least. He hadn't been famous, back in Central City, but in certain ways he had stood out, been different. Here, he doesn't. Everyone is from worlds too diverse and too different for any one set of biases or preconceptions to reign over everyone. Which is new, and strange, and kind of great. He's already decided this place is where he wants to stay, permanently. ]
How long would you say is long enough? Or are you just going to keep looking?