A sticking point. What does he know of Val and the promises he makes or his capacity for secrecy? Nothing at all. It's a particular kind of difficulty, to consider a man the right person for a job and yet be unable to parse whether not he can be trusted to take it on.
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Date: 2021-10-05 03:28 am (UTC)It should be an easy question, and yet—
"Can I trust you to keep it to yourself?"
A sticking point. What does he know of Val and the promises he makes or his capacity for secrecy? Nothing at all. It's a particular kind of difficulty, to consider a man the right person for a job and yet be unable to parse whether not he can be trusted to take it on.