Most of the time, fine, we need the bureaucracy not to descend into unregulated, savage killing, naturally.
[ What he means is -- and he corrects himself after only a second, breaking into a jog to catch up to Khan who in turn catches his eyes, stares as John falls into step next to him again, their marching stride mostly compatible in length, mostly: ]
Circumvention exists for a reason, though, all the instances when rules don't cut it.
[ You won't hear John Watson not pledge himself to the communal effort of regulation, he believes in a functioning society, thank you very much. However, neither would you ever hear John Watson deny that he very much believes in doing exactly everything it takes to see his own intentions through, be it in the operating theatre, on the battlefield or in private. He's never been one not to do what it takes, whatever it takes. Sometimes that means ignoring orders or rules. Sometimes it means -- other things. He's a soldier and a doctor, he knows how to take lives as well as save them and he'll gladly do both for the greater good, as it's been defined, by his country, by his ethics and by himself, sure. Also by himself.
So, he doesn't look away from the other man, meets his stare straight-on, chin slightly lifted and expression defiant. Mr. Free Agent probably won't argue with him or he'd be a big old hypocrite, but come on -- he's basically saying that you're free to make the rules, only so he can fuck with them. Not a whole lot of people will take kindly to that. Maybe there's a reason Sherlock thought his friends don't really like him. ]
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Most of the time, fine, we need the bureaucracy not to descend into unregulated, savage killing, naturally.
[ What he means is -- and he corrects himself after only a second, breaking into a jog to catch up to Khan who in turn catches his eyes, stares as John falls into step next to him again, their marching stride mostly compatible in length, mostly: ]
Circumvention exists for a reason, though, all the instances when rules don't cut it.
[ You won't hear John Watson not pledge himself to the communal effort of regulation, he believes in a functioning society, thank you very much. However, neither would you ever hear John Watson deny that he very much believes in doing exactly everything it takes to see his own intentions through, be it in the operating theatre, on the battlefield or in private. He's never been one not to do what it takes, whatever it takes. Sometimes that means ignoring orders or rules. Sometimes it means -- other things. He's a soldier and a doctor, he knows how to take lives as well as save them and he'll gladly do both for the greater good, as it's been defined, by his country, by his ethics and by himself, sure. Also by himself.
So, he doesn't look away from the other man, meets his stare straight-on, chin slightly lifted and expression defiant. Mr. Free Agent probably won't argue with him or he'd be a big old hypocrite, but come on -- he's basically saying that you're free to make the rules, only so he can fuck with them. Not a whole lot of people will take kindly to that. Maybe there's a reason Sherlock thought his friends don't really like him. ]