[...How does he end up in these conversations? Oh right, he's nosy and the people in this place are ridiculous. That's how.
The insinuation is pretty clear, and fortunately the wince that comes naturally in response just helps in the image he's trying to project at the moment.]
I try not to be.
[It's a truthful answer, at least for the most part; his job being what it is he's actually a lot better versed in the subject than might be expected, since he needs to be able to counsel people who might've gone through it, but it's certainly not a subject he wants to put more thought into than necessary.]
But that would be... A really extreme resort, where I'm from. It'd be a lot easier to frame another agent for conducting an illegal investigation or something.
[No one gets hurt, it's a lot simpler to coordinate, and it's still very effective if you don't get caught. Of course, that last part isn't easy when you're dealing with FBI agents, so that sort of backstabbing just isn't all that common.]
no subject
The insinuation is pretty clear, and fortunately the wince that comes naturally in response just helps in the image he's trying to project at the moment.]
I try not to be.
[It's a truthful answer, at least for the most part; his job being what it is he's actually a lot better versed in the subject than might be expected, since he needs to be able to counsel people who might've gone through it, but it's certainly not a subject he wants to put more thought into than necessary.]
But that would be... A really extreme resort, where I'm from. It'd be a lot easier to frame another agent for conducting an illegal investigation or something.
[No one gets hurt, it's a lot simpler to coordinate, and it's still very effective if you don't get caught. Of course, that last part isn't easy when you're dealing with FBI agents, so that sort of backstabbing just isn't all that common.]