LOW ACTIVITY

“I would have taken the head shot, but [name] gets annoyed when I kill people.”

“The truth? The truth is a vast thing.”

“Ah, but it’s a shame to waste a rifle like this on kneecaps.”

“People who say they have nothing to hide almost always do.”

“The guy went from blue blood to hipster faster than you can say ironic facial hair.”

“There’s a government operative who’s coming to kill me, which means you and I have run out of time.”

“I’m in the business of stopping bad things from happening. I’m not so sure what’s about to happen is a bad thing.”

“Have you ever had to start over because someone was trying to kill you?”

“People on the run always make the same mistake, contact someone they know.”

“What kind of a weird-ass kid uses counter-surveillance tactics?”

“I’m just not wired for this kind of stuff, kid.”

“I figured you out. It’s not that you don’t have feelings. It’s just like the volume is turned way down. Like the sound on an old tape. The voices are there. You just have to listen.“

“So I, uh, disobeyed some - pretty much all of your orders. Am I fired?”

“Your powers of deduction are as ever impeccable.”

“[Name] may be violent and uncommunicative, but she/he is never tardy. Something is amiss, and I need you to find out what.”

“You say the sweetest things.”

“There’s a shovel in the backseat. 6 feet, kid. Don’t skimp.”

“I admit that the accommodations are not ideal. But your confinement is for your own good.”

“Why is it every time you call me these days, I know to bring a firearm?”

“You know, I think that’s your problem. You see yourself as a protagonist in some great tragedy. Determined to face the world alone. Even if it gets you killed.”

“If we could locate the source of the threat, perhaps we could defuse the situation before it escalates.”

“How could I ever let you go when I know with almost absolute certainty that bad things will happen?”

“Civilization rests on the principle that we treat our criminals better than they treated their victims, that we not stoop to their level.”

“But you and I are outliers; we’re not really a part of civilization. We’re something… older. Which means, of course, that we can do the things that civilized people can’t.”

“No, my friend is going to kill you. I’m just gonna watch.”

“You mean both your stray dogs are off the leash? This was the handiwork of tall, dark and deranged. And I shudder to think what the other one’s up to.”

“Does survivor’s guilt pass when everything that has happened actually is, in fact, your fault?”

“Well, if they don’t want you to get inside, they ought to build them better.”

“Just proves that no matter what we do or don’t do in this world, bad things are still gonna happen. It’s pointless. Irrelevant.”

“One of you is going to tell me what it is I want to know. And whoever does, will be the one who gets to leave here… alive.”

“There’s a time for a scalpel and a time for a hammer. It’s hammer time.”

“Nothing wrong with jail. Some of the best vacations I’ve ever had were behind bars.”

“No one ever said we were gonna win, but it doesn’t mean you stop fighting.”

“In the 1960s, the government experimented with various substances to enhance interrogations. A barbiturate in one arm to knock you out, an amphetamine in the other - a roller coaster of sorts. You can only take so many rounds of it before your heart explodes. Shall we begin?”

“The world breaks everyone, and afterward many are strong at the broken places.”

“We have free will, and with that comes great responsibility, and some times great loss.”

“You seem like an angry guy. Do you want to talk about that? I really think you want to talk about that.”

“Hate to interrupt this mildly erotic moment, gents, but the invitation advises us not to be late.”

“Please be careful. The man we’re looking for is highly intelligent, resourceful, and no doubt dangerous when cornered.”

“Something about killing a citizen make me want to kick back on the beach.”

“You knew I was a shark when you hired me. Don’t act surprised when I smell blood in the water.”

“How badly did you have to break it to make it care about people so much?”

“I know it seems weird, but I’m one of the good guys now, [name].”

“I miss you like I miss an intestinal parasite.”

“I’d like you to avoid violence if at all possible. But… if they harm [name] in any way… kill them all.”

“Next time we need to hide from an all-seeing super-computer, we’re getting separate trunks.”

“You’re that government hitman that made me pull out my molars!”

“You could never understand. You’re a destroyer, not a creator.”

“Well, I tried to quit, but some jackass told me I needed a purpose.”

“ I just wanna feel something. ”

“ Can you really judge me for being this way? ”

“As if you were any better! ”

“ You don’t understand what it’s like, you really don’t. ”

“ Oh yeah? You know what? Fuck you. That’s what. ”

“ There is so much pain, and I… I don’t know how to not notice shit. ”

“ I hate what I see. ”

“ I wish I had never met you. ”

“ Do you think I’ll ever be as pretty as her/him ?”

“ You don’t need to pretend to give a shit about me just because people are watching. ”

“ Fuck you. ”

“ Where were you !? ”

“ Get the fuck out! ”

“ I can’t look at you right. ”

“ What do you want from me, ( Name ) !? ”

“ I can’t do this anymore. It’s over. Leave me alone. ”

“ Nothing is going to change. Nothing. Get that into your head. ”

“ Trust y o u ? I did trust you ! And you broke my heart ! ”

“ I gotta go. ”

“ You know what? Fuck this. I’m out. ”

“ Life is one fucking beauty contest after another, fuck that. ”

“ Suddenly i’m not good enough for you, is that it? ”

“ I don’t know how to change it. ”

“ I’m so scared that this feeling won’t ever go away. ”

“ I feel like shit when I’m alone, I feel like shit when I’m with you; nothing is going to change, not even you make me happy anymore, so what’s the fucking point, huh? ”

“ It’s fine. It’s not like you belonged to me to begin with. ”

“ Do me a favor? Stop calling me pretty because it makes me uncomfortable. ”

“ It hurts — because it mattered! At least to me, but… ”

“ Why… do nice people choose the wrong people to date? ”

“ We accept the love we think we deserve. ”

“ I can’t be with you. I won’t be with you. ”

“ You’re all I have! ”

“ Stop blaming me for your mistakes !”

“ What do you want me to do then!? ”

“ Looking at you is a constant reminder of how I fucked up. So could you please… please just… go away? ”

“ I understand what it’s like to be different. ”

“ I’m very different. ”

“ I’m damaged. ”

“ Everyone leaves. It’s okay. I’m cool with it. ”

“ What do normal people do when they get this sad? ”

“ Because of what you did — I’m damaged! ”

“ I’m too fucking sick of the world. ”

“ Why is this so hard ? Jesus christ… ”

“ I can’t remember the last time I felt this… bad. ”

“ I guess I saw it coming, but I chose to ignore it. I chose to look away because I thought… I thought that this time would be different. What a joke. ”

“ I’m never the one. ”

“ Your choice is simple, her/him/them or — me. I’m sure she’s / he’s / they are great, but I… I love you.”

“ Oh… you’re staying with her/him/them. ”

“ I’m in love with him. ”

“ You knew this was going to happen, and you fucking let it — do you… do you even have a heart? ”

“ You’re so fucking cold. ”

“ I need you to need me back! ”

“ I really do hope that you’re happy. ”

“ I try — so hard… and… I’m never the one.”

“ He’s an asshole, he just can’t hide it anymore. ”

“ Jesus Christ (name) , could you just… do something?”

“ I’m sorry! I can’t help it! I don’t even want it!”

“ That was your fault. ”

“ Why can’t you admit that you can’t stand what I am !?”

“ I’m upset! ”

“ Do you have any idea… what you’ve put me through? ”

“ I’m sorry I’m not the perfect person you want me to be! ”

“ You must have all the answers then. ”

“ I’ll figure it out. ”

“ Don’t come running to me when you change your mind. It’s over. I’m done. ”

{ trigger warnings: violence, noncon/dubcon implications }

“You’d do well to pay. It’s in your best interest.“

“We have ways of making you talk.”

“The moment you came to us, we owned you.”

“I’m not guarding the boss’s kid to play babysitter. Sit and behave.”

“You run your mouth again and see what happens.”

“I don’t care how tired you are, you don’t turn down clients until I say you can.”

“Didn’t think I’d catch you, eh? Run away again, and I’ll break your legs.”

“That was your first kill, you should feel proud. Hey… you don’t look so good…”

“I don’t know what kind of ideas you’re getting but remember this… without me, you’re nothing.”

“The world will eat you if you let it. That’s why it’s everyone for themselves. But here, you’ve got loyalty.”

“Don’t be ungrateful… on your own with this kind of city, you’d be laying face down on a ditch if he/she hadn’t found you.”

“You used to be such a good kid… glad I was able to break that out of you.”

“I think there’s a mole in our operations… and you don’t exactly seem innocent to me.”

“There’s no out. Even if you tried to kill yourself, we’ll just lock you up.”

“Consider this a ‘gentle’ reminder of respect when speaking to me.”

“Don’t worry, you’ll start to enjoy it soon enough.”

“You might be a ruthless brute, but you’re ‘my’ ruthless brute.”

“Kill him/her.”

“They don’t wanna pay? Burn their house down.”

“Don’t you know? You’re the gang’s ‘pet’.”

“I think they’ve earned their lesson, you can stop hitting him/her now.”

“Do you honestly intend to get this far without getting your hands dirty?”

“He’s/she’s squirming around too much, drug them.”

“Far as you know, I’m the best thing that’s ever happened to you.”

“I’m sick of this, I want out.”

“N-no… I… I didn’t want to kill him.”

“I’m through with being your fucking lap dog.”

“People wanna kill me in my sleep…”

“I’m tired of being numb and desensitized. I’m tired of killing before I eat a goddamn breakfast like nothing happened. I’m tired of this life.”

“If anything happens, I’ll take the blame. And don’t you dare to try to put it all on you this time, don’t even fucking think about it.”

“I don’t care if my demands are silly, if you don’t do them, then your boss won’t be pleased if I suddenly got ‘injured’ under your watch.

“Do you even know what you started? The riot and upcoming gang war will be beyond what your fucking punk ass can handle!”

“How about we make a deal?”

“Oh don’t worry, I won’t make a move anytime soon, but I’ll be watching you.”

“Are you willing to take a bullet for me?”

“I don’t know if I’m willing to forgive you just yet. Maybe if I throw another punch…”

“I’m a person, and not someone for you to order around.”

“You think you’re hot shit, but I’m the one who does your dirty work.”

“You honestly believed I would never turn against you?”

“M-my leg… it’s shot, I can’t walk…”

“I ran away, but they’ll be looking for me I know it.”

“You don’t need to get involved. Just walk away.”

“Who said not to mix business with pleasure? Let’s talk this over with a date…”

“If they find out I’m sleeping with you, they’ll kill me.”

“Don’t worry, I heard human trafficking isn’t so bad. At least they’re not harvesting your organs.”

“Please, let me go. I won’t do it again, please.”

“It was simply a mistake on my part, it won’t happen again. I promise.”

“No no, I’m not interested in your friends. I want you. Give yourself over, and they’ll be safe.”

“You can sell me, but I’ll fight it with every fiber of my being.”

“Hey hey, are you passing out? Come on, tell me names and I’ll stop the beatings.”

“I trusted you. You were the only one I trusted, and for what? So you can stab my back?”

“I can’t believe what you’re doing! Untie me, now. Do you have any idea what deep shit you’re in?!”

“Just do what you’re told, like you always do.”

“I know you’ve been tailing me.”

“Care to explain why you were attempting to kidnap me?”

“You know, you’re always such a fucking thorn on my side. But laying on the ground, beaten and helpless, you ain’t lookin’ half bad…”

“Alright, you just quietly sit there on that chair lookin’ pretty. I’ll go collect your ransom.”

“Did you just hit me, you fucking piece of-”

“We can run away together.”

“Come on, let me help you!”

“Then you’ll be going to the highest bidder. Grand, eh? Ready for the auction?”

“I don’t care what kind of best you have, you’re okay in my book.”

“Shit, they weren’t supposed to die. Alright, we gotta cover this up. Grab that body.”