[The movement makes Steve raise his head a bit more. His gaze hardens as he looks back at d'Artagnan, already silently refusing to accept the inevitable final outcome of the mission before he even gets to the warning at the end. He's not completely naive; he knows that the overall mission never meant anything good for the planet or its inhabitants, but complete destruction? Hearing it laid out openly makes Steve frown like he's going to argue. It's right on the tip of his tongue, but he manages to force it back.]
Orders to eliminate an entire planet full of life. This is what you do?
[He's not arguing. He's... resisting that urge to start really arguing, because d'Artagnan is right. As much as he doesn't want to admit it, he can't bring himself to put Earth in the CDC's path--or any of the other worlds that are currently not being targeted because of some willing volunteer joining their ranks--to hold his ground here. It's the only thing keeping him from arguing, though, and part of the acid slips from his control and into his tone.]
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Orders to eliminate an entire planet full of life. This is what you do?
[He's not arguing. He's... resisting that urge to start really arguing, because d'Artagnan is right. As much as he doesn't want to admit it, he can't bring himself to put Earth in the CDC's path--or any of the other worlds that are currently not being targeted because of some willing volunteer joining their ranks--to hold his ground here. It's the only thing keeping him from arguing, though, and part of the acid slips from his control and into his tone.]