[He wonders, for a second, if this is another shot at getting him to leave his job.
...but that's crazy. Cyrus wouldn't pass a law so that he would have an excuse to take Stephen away from the Tributes. Besides, no one was being penalized retroactively, and Stephen hadn't been the only one doing it. The law wasn't directed at him, not exclusively.
He sighs.]
I know. If the alternative is losing my job, I can keep things professional from now on. It won't be a problem.
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...but that's crazy. Cyrus wouldn't pass a law so that he would have an excuse to take Stephen away from the Tributes. Besides, no one was being penalized retroactively, and Stephen hadn't been the only one doing it. The law wasn't directed at him, not exclusively.
He sighs.]
I know. If the alternative is losing my job, I can keep things professional from now on. It won't be a problem.