<P>Gunther was right, Manderley thought as he sank back in his chair, trying to continue to read his book, while at the same time, trying to stay away from the spilled liquid on his desk. Denton was weak. Both him and his brother were nothing but an incredible waste of money.
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<P>JC and Paul were more human than machine. That was what was wrong with them. They got confused too easily, they thought they were following the right path. That's the difference between JC and Gunther. You take JC, and what is he? He's a human, with mechanical implants. So naturally, he'll have human emotion. He sees all aspects of things, everything is carefully thought about, carefully chosen. They try to make sure they have their morals in order, and so on. But then you look at agent Hermann, and what is he? He's mostly robot. Every part of him has some kind of augmentation. What does a robot see? A robot sees reason and order. There's no emotional response; It's do-what-ordered-to-do and respond-to-current-situation-to-see-that-orders-are-carried-out. That's it. That's what made a good soldier. It wasn't emotion, it wasn't "doing the right thing." It was following orders. It was not asking questions. And that's what JC got wrong.
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<P>JC would've still been alive and well if he didn't ask any questions.
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<P>If he were more robot than human.
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<P>Manderley rocked back in his chair, suddenly aware that his eyes weren't on his book at all, but instead staring thoughtfully at the wall in front of him. Sometimes he wondered if he were doing the right thing, taking bribes straight from the pockets of Bob Page, being the insider, keeping a normally good corporation under the influence of corruption. But then he would remember: What's making me money here? Doing the right thing, or doing what I'm told to do, and not asking questions? Frankly, he didn't care how this affected anyone else. He didn't care if he was now considered a "bad guy" on the game of life. He just wanted to be able to support himself and his family. If that meant taking bribes, then he'll take bribes.
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<P>Manderley finally returned to his book, a bit more calm and at peace than usual.