"Not exactly." He did not miss that Wash hasn't answered his question. He's watching him carefully now, aware that he might need to intervene. He already has seen what power a relic can have in the way it affected Henrik. There's no reason to think the test wouldn't push them there too.
"Ours, we had to get to the Relic, not toss it in the incinerator. Most of the test was a real ugly mashup of things from my world and the world of my partner. The Relic seemed designed to tempt us both with the kind of power it offered, sure, but this test... this one looks like it's all about fighting off that temptation."
It's a similar psychological targeting, but it's a different goal. It's pushing these recruits in a different way.
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"Ours, we had to get to the Relic, not toss it in the incinerator. Most of the test was a real ugly mashup of things from my world and the world of my partner. The Relic seemed designed to tempt us both with the kind of power it offered, sure, but this test... this one looks like it's all about fighting off that temptation."
It's a similar psychological targeting, but it's a different goal. It's pushing these recruits in a different way.