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[He knows Alfie is making a point about himself and Royce. He's not really sure what he would do with someone who was opposed to something as basic as no killing except when your own life and well-being or those you're protecting are on the line. But for the sake of it, he does try to imagine what his reaction might be.]

I'd try to reason with them and help them understand why I did what I did because it was necessary. Depending on what they had for a punishment, I might let them carry it out - something like staying with them so they could watch me for a while wouldn't be a problem. If it was completely disproportionate and they wouldn't listen... I'd try to get away from them.

[John isn't sure that's what Alfie wants to hear, but it's honest. As for Gwen, he's indescribably curious now, but he can keep that to himself.]

And understood, sir. [He corrects quickly.] Solomons.

Mm, yeah.

[His voice is still firm, but it's calmer now.]

So what you're telling me, right, is that you would do exactly what Duster did.

[He holds his tongue on whether or not it was proportionate, really. Duster had freaked out about being tied up as far as John's concerned. Given that Ecks had murdered him while restrained, it had, apparently, been a legitimate fear. If Ecks hadn't been there, it would have been silly, though. But that's not what happened.]

Yes, Mr. Solomons, that's what I'm telling you.

Hm.

[He hopes you think about that a lot, Watson.]

Me and Fiona are gonna try to meet up again, while I'm in the same area as the two of you. I will not hurt her to punish you. Never.

[Hurting someone to get to someone else isn't something Alfie is always above doing, and he figures that Watson could guess that. He isn't sure if it's a worry of Watson's, exactly, but he'd be surprised if he hadn't at least considered the possibility.]

[He'll think about it... and consider that there are vastly different moral structures going on here. It's easy to get sucked in, in the moment. But John knows perfectly well that what Duster did to House wasn't right. Even if he'd made a mistake in handling it, the fact that he'd tried to handle it isn't wrong. But that's for thinking about later when he isn't being sucked into the guilt and beaten down into some form of agreement.]

All right. I didn't expect you would.

[That thought had never actually crossed his mind. With the way Alfie is, he knows the man has limits. Women and children seems to be one of them.]

Are you going to do something else to punish me?

[Clarification would imply to him a plan for something else.]

We'll see.

[The answer is actually no, for a couple reasons. He likes being on Fiona's good side, and hurting Watson too badly would surely ruin that. He also really doesn't consider this his fight. He's upset and angry on Royce's behalf, but Royce hasn't asked him to intervene in any way. When it comes to actually doing something, he's more invested in debating Watson's mindset than he is in punishing any specific transgression.

But he'll let Watson be on edge for a little while, sure.]

['Resigned' might be a better term for it. He sounds tired when he replies.]

Is that all, Mr. Solomons?

Yeah. That's all.

Have a safe and swift journey, then. Keep an eye out for anomalies. Good evening.

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