[ a long pause. both markus and connor are dear friends, and speaking about them with strange means treating them like the rest the displaced: as sources of intel and pieces on the board. is it just doing his job, if this information is inherently personal, cultivated in private moments?
very attached is the truth of it, but not in the way that concerns stephen, at present. ]
Markus will have his own convictions that are informed, not unfairly swayed, by Connor's opinions. At least in this instance. In my estimation, he’s unlikely to agree with any suggestion that puts the new arrivals on unequal footing with ourselves, even for a brief period.
[ all good men have nuance, but markus is a very good man. too forgiving in his dealings, inclined to mercy and martyrdom. fitz trims those details away from this conversation. as it happens, he also thinks that if it were connor or markus in that precinct, there wouldn't be time for conversation with either man. ]
If it were me, I'd keep the safehouse as just that: A safe place to go, for old or new among us displaced. No lab tech, no lush equipment, nothing that could suggest we're up to more than hiding away. It also removes the need for segmentation, if there's very little in the way of hazards at this location. We still encourage people to move out, as they find their feet. Too many lingering in a single place makes us easy to wipe out in one go. Maybe the older of us can remain on hand for drop-offs in shifts (always in pairs or more), fielding questions and trained for key crises, including what the rebel alliance just encountered. You spin it as preparedness, in the event of harm against the freshly displaced, not as offense against threats.
[ he doesn't think grander designs for the safehouse were suggested on this post, in particular, but it's been discussed at other junctures. ]
There can be a separate location for the rest, if it's desired. And discussion surrounding it could be delayed, with the need for a safe place our priority. Potentially tables other logistical and practical issues, like those of trust and access.
[ those are his only "big picture" thoughts, as an individual more inclined to minutiae. he thinks of issues like outfitting the building with necessities — and occupancy limits, passcodes that change every other week, miscellaneous security measures. ]
no subject
very attached is the truth of it, but not in the way that concerns stephen, at present. ]
Markus will have his own convictions that are informed, not unfairly swayed, by Connor's opinions.
At least in this instance.
In my estimation, he’s unlikely to agree with any suggestion that puts the new arrivals on unequal footing with ourselves, even for a brief period.
[ all good men have nuance, but markus is a very good man. too forgiving in his dealings, inclined to mercy and martyrdom. fitz trims those details away from this conversation. as it happens, he also thinks that if it were connor or markus in that precinct, there wouldn't be time for conversation with either man. ]
If it were me, I'd keep the safehouse as just that: A safe place to go, for old or new among us displaced. No lab tech, no lush equipment, nothing that could suggest we're up to more than hiding away. It also removes the need for segmentation, if there's very little in the way of hazards at this location.
We still encourage people to move out, as they find their feet. Too many lingering in a single place makes us easy to wipe out in one go. Maybe the older of us can remain on hand for drop-offs in shifts (always in pairs or more), fielding questions and trained for key crises, including what the rebel alliance just encountered. You spin it as preparedness, in the event of harm against the freshly displaced, not as offense against threats.
[ he doesn't think grander designs for the safehouse were suggested on this post, in particular, but it's been discussed at other junctures. ]
There can be a separate location for the rest, if it's desired. And discussion surrounding it could be delayed, with the need for a safe place our priority. Potentially tables other logistical and practical issues, like those of trust and access.
[ those are his only "big picture" thoughts, as an individual more inclined to minutiae. he thinks of issues like outfitting the building with necessities — and occupancy limits, passcodes that change every other week, miscellaneous security measures. ]