"Yeah, that kind of ruthless," Nikita echoed with a humorless laugh.
His question was valid and understandable given her clear dislike of what she'd been doing. She supposed she could have attempted to play happy little operative, but it wouldn't have worked, and she'd gone into this conversation trying to be truthful. But they were getting into things she didn't really want to discuss now. As much as she didn't like discussing Section (although she had avoided any specific details about it), she really didn't like discussing why she was there in the first place. She knew how it sounded to protest her innocence. Everyone did. No one in a prison was guilty. She was used to no one ever believing her. Section hadn't. Her lawyer hadn't. The judge certainly hadn't. And on top of that was the knowledge that even if she hadn't committed the crime she'd gone to prison for, she'd committed enough for Section that it might not really matter.
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His question was valid and understandable given her clear dislike of what she'd been doing. She supposed she could have attempted to play happy little operative, but it wouldn't have worked, and she'd gone into this conversation trying to be truthful. But they were getting into things she didn't really want to discuss now. As much as she didn't like discussing Section (although she had avoided any specific details about it), she really didn't like discussing why she was there in the first place. She knew how it sounded to protest her innocence. Everyone did. No one in a prison was guilty. She was used to no one ever believing her. Section hadn't. Her lawyer hadn't. The judge certainly hadn't. And on top of that was the knowledge that even if she hadn't committed the crime she'd gone to prison for, she'd committed enough for Section that it might not really matter.
"Remember that photo I got?"