He could let that nickname get to him. After all, it could dig up a few lingering issues he has with the term, the young Shinra heir working in the shadow of his father. And that's not even accounting for the underlying thread of disrespect, something which he commands daily from all those who work for him. The employees at Shinra HQ react to his presence always, like he's a stone thrown into a pond and they're rippling his effect, in all their sycophancy. Sometimes it's grating, sometimes it amuses him. But none of them would ever call him "junior".
But Rufus doesn't care enough about Alec's opinion for it to matter, and that's the difference. It slides off of him like water.]
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He could let that nickname get to him. After all, it could dig up a few lingering issues he has with the term, the young Shinra heir working in the shadow of his father. And that's not even accounting for the underlying thread of disrespect, something which he commands daily from all those who work for him. The employees at Shinra HQ react to his presence always, like he's a stone thrown into a pond and they're rippling his effect, in all their sycophancy. Sometimes it's grating, sometimes it amuses him. But none of them would ever call him "junior".
But Rufus doesn't care enough about Alec's opinion for it to matter, and that's the difference. It slides off of him like water.]
What's your working relationship with Avalanche?
[Asking for a friend. That friend is him.]