This was coming close to dangerous territory, and so Daniel chose his next words with even more care than he'd used in choosing the previous ones.
"My father owns a large company; he would rather that I were competent to succeed him as its head. Apart from that -- "
He paused, and sighed. "Apart from that, believing that you are a skilled investigator is not quite the same thing as being a skilled investigator." While he had spied on and harassed neighbors and anyone else unlucky enough to have captured his suspicion, he had never uncovered the culprit of a single real, serious crime. He had excelled mostly in invading the lives of others.
"I did not think that I was skilled in this way myself; instead, I believed that I was someone else. I can't blame my father for discouraging it." Given how badly wrong it had gone as a hobby, and his newfound desire to be well, he couldn't entertain the idea of pursuing any of it as a career.
His own food remained untouched on the tray in front of him.
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"My father owns a large company; he would rather that I were competent to succeed him as its head. Apart from that -- "
He paused, and sighed. "Apart from that, believing that you are a skilled investigator is not quite the same thing as being a skilled investigator." While he had spied on and harassed neighbors and anyone else unlucky enough to have captured his suspicion, he had never uncovered the culprit of a single real, serious crime. He had excelled mostly in invading the lives of others.
"I did not think that I was skilled in this way myself; instead, I believed that I was someone else. I can't blame my father for discouraging it." Given how badly wrong it had gone as a hobby, and his newfound desire to be well, he couldn't entertain the idea of pursuing any of it as a career.
His own food remained untouched on the tray in front of him.