[That makes him thoughtful for a moment.] I see. And now? Is that still your goal?
[This fellow's life is clearly more complicated than Miles might have credited at first. He doesn't want to make any presumptions, and similarly he wants to know his overall goal. If he's going to try to gain his cooperation (the word recruit isn't quite right-- recruit into what?) then it's necessary information. Not just to manipulate him, but because Miles generally likes to leave his tag-alongs in a better condition than how he found them. Though he doesn't think of it in those terms, it's straight forward magnanimity on his part.]
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[This fellow's life is clearly more complicated than Miles might have credited at first. He doesn't want to make any presumptions, and similarly he wants to know his overall goal. If he's going to try to gain his cooperation (the word recruit isn't quite right-- recruit into what?) then it's necessary information. Not just to manipulate him, but because Miles generally likes to leave his tag-alongs in a better condition than how he found them. Though he doesn't think of it in those terms, it's straight forward magnanimity on his part.]