Searching her eyes, James tried to determine whether it was worth asking her to lower the gun. Probably not. She'd refuse; she had good reason to be nervous of him, and if the gun made her feel better, maybe it would also make her more receptive.
"The answer to both of your questions - why I look like Barnes, and what our ship is - are the same. And you're not going to believe it if I tell you." He kept his gaze square on hers. He couldn't make her trust him, but maybe he could at least show his sincerity. She had to be good at reading people, right?
"But I know that's not gonna be enough for you. So let me put it this way. When I do tell you, and when you do finally believe me, you're going to be on our side. You're going to understand how important what we're doing is, and you're going to be willing to help us, I promise you that. And that is going to require lying. Not just lying to Phillips. Lying to Rogers. For the rest of your lives, because if he ever finds out you lied to him about this, he'll never forgive you. Are you willing to risk that? When we'd let you walk away right now, and that alone should tell you that we're not the enemy?"
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Date: 2016-06-02 03:24 am (UTC)"The answer to both of your questions - why I look like Barnes, and what our ship is - are the same. And you're not going to believe it if I tell you." He kept his gaze square on hers. He couldn't make her trust him, but maybe he could at least show his sincerity. She had to be good at reading people, right?
"But I know that's not gonna be enough for you. So let me put it this way. When I do tell you, and when you do finally believe me, you're going to be on our side. You're going to understand how important what we're doing is, and you're going to be willing to help us, I promise you that. And that is going to require lying. Not just lying to Phillips. Lying to Rogers. For the rest of your lives, because if he ever finds out you lied to him about this, he'll never forgive you. Are you willing to risk that? When we'd let you walk away right now, and that alone should tell you that we're not the enemy?"