"Well, just keep an eye on the prize, whatever it eventually is. Sooner or later when you prove you're good at something, someone will come along and suggest you sit behind a desk and watch other people do it instead."
There's a gleam of something teasing in his expression there. Admiral Archer. As certain as the promotion was, he can't be blamed for resenting it just a little bit. There's a desk with his name on it somewhere, looming like an oppressive specter on the horizon of his future.
"So tell me one fun thing you've found out about the future since you got here." Changing the subject.
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"Well, just keep an eye on the prize, whatever it eventually is. Sooner or later when you prove you're good at something, someone will come along and suggest you sit behind a desk and watch other people do it instead."
There's a gleam of something teasing in his expression there. Admiral Archer. As certain as the promotion was, he can't be blamed for resenting it just a little bit. There's a desk with his name on it somewhere, looming like an oppressive specter on the horizon of his future.
"So tell me one fun thing you've found out about the future since you got here." Changing the subject.