No, that's just a side benefit to you being a girl. [ He hands her treats all the same. ] The promise is simple - but probably harder to keep.
I'm a bad guy, Shiv. I'm a very bad guy! [ And he's oh-so earnest about that. ] But there's no point to being bad if nobody lives to be afraid of you. If nobody's there to gasp and whisper about you, what good is being terrifying?
So I'll make you your hold out, but only if you use it to defend yourself. [ In his heart of hearts, he knows she's a kid. One or two prisoners always kept their eyes on him growing up, and by God, someone needs to do the same for her. ] You don't go looking for people to test it out on -- it's to make sure nobody messes with you. You're dangerous and you can't be trifled with, but they don't need to know it until it's too late and they're under-estimated you! Don't go for pre-emptive action. You let them make the first move... and then you make the last one.
Got it? Never show your hand-- not unless you can win the round. Otherwise, everybody gets the idea you're going around stabbing people for kicks-- and a lot of people come looking for you. You can't stab 'em all. You get me? Pick your fights. Shiv comes out only for the ones you can win-- and learn if you lose. Learn why you lost. Here, you'll come back from it. At home, you probably won't.
The benefit to losing is learning from your mistakes. Here you can make some doozies and still get to learn. But don't abuse it, okay?
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I'm a bad guy, Shiv. I'm a very bad guy! [ And he's oh-so earnest about that. ] But there's no point to being bad if nobody lives to be afraid of you. If nobody's there to gasp and whisper about you, what good is being terrifying?
So I'll make you your hold out, but only if you use it to defend yourself. [ In his heart of hearts, he knows she's a kid. One or two prisoners always kept their eyes on him growing up, and by God, someone needs to do the same for her. ] You don't go looking for people to test it out on -- it's to make sure nobody messes with you. You're dangerous and you can't be trifled with, but they don't need to know it until it's too late and they're under-estimated you! Don't go for pre-emptive action. You let them make the first move... and then you make the last one.
Got it? Never show your hand-- not unless you can win the round. Otherwise, everybody gets the idea you're going around stabbing people for kicks-- and a lot of people come looking for you. You can't stab 'em all. You get me? Pick your fights. Shiv comes out only for the ones you can win-- and learn if you lose. Learn why you lost. Here, you'll come back from it. At home, you probably won't.
The benefit to losing is learning from your mistakes. Here you can make some doozies and still get to learn. But don't abuse it, okay?