[ He doesn't necessarily think she's lying, it's just-- well. He's here in part to learn new things, but Reid hadn't fully anticipated just how new some of the things would be. He can surmise from her suddenly growing curt that he's come off wrong, however. This is usually the part where his teammates jump in and save him and smooth things over, and they... aren't here. ]
I don't disbelieve you, I just don't understand. I'm not good with things I don't understand.
[ At least he's honest. ]
To tell the truth, we all do it so other people don't have to. Someone I greatly respect once told me that the day the job stops bothering you is the day you quit. There's no shame in not being able to handle the worst of humanity. We're not more hardened to it than anyone else, we just want people in hopeless situations to have a way out.
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I don't disbelieve you, I just don't understand. I'm not good with things I don't understand.
[ At least he's honest. ]
To tell the truth, we all do it so other people don't have to. Someone I greatly respect once told me that the day the job stops bothering you is the day you quit. There's no shame in not being able to handle the worst of humanity. We're not more hardened to it than anyone else, we just want people in hopeless situations to have a way out.