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"Ehre's sake, Carrie, do you have to be so aggressive all the time?" Ayla demanded, and Carrie laughed.
"I do. It's what makes me so excellent to be around."
"Keep telling yourself that," Ayla muttered. "We could use our time off now. You're really an excellent pilot, and you're an excellent soldier. Why won't you quit complaining already?"
"Tempted as I am, why should I? My life is more important. Do I really need those feelings of self-hatred?"
"I'm not asking you to stop wanting it! If you're willing to stop thinking about yourself, why not just do it?"
"I'm not good at it, so how can I just stop thinking about myself?"
"You can't stop because she's gone, Carrie. She's gone."
"Right now, the moment's the only thing that really matters. We've made this trip, and it's been a real hell. She's not coming back. So what is your answer?"
That does read like a discussion they'd have I can't-
"You can't throw away your fortune on some girl you just met, and by playing poker nonetheless!" andrew (Our Supreme Lord and Overseer) said, turning on Stephen with an anger he'd never seen before.
"Oh, what do you know about love?" Stephen shot back, "You're so busy all the time that you've probably never experienced it." He regretted the words instantly, but that didn't matter to andrew (Our Supreme Lord and Overseer). His face was dead serious, his lips pressed into a thin line.
"Do you want to know why I work so much?" andrew (Our Supreme Lord and Overseer) asked, a calm anger in his voice, "I work so much because I have a wife and she, unlike you, has a family left." He took two deep breaths, before continuing.
"So, I have to put up with this?" Stephen said, "I hate being like this, and I hate how I've been treated by other men." he held out a hand, "It's not fair. All of these guys are just waiting for a chance to screw up and get away with it. They're all so entitled. I've been so frustrated, so frustrated, just trying to find work and a raise.
I mean, swap the dialogue it gave Stephen with andrew (Our Supreme Lord and Overseer) and it works pretty well