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canon is the alex rider series by anthony horowitz
I'm done with spying. I'm done with MI6. You know that. Just because you're suddenly interested in murder mysteries and espionage stories again doesn't mean that I'm going back. I'm not taking any more jobs, thanks.
[ but he is. he's going back because there's something about it that draws him in. the need to know things, the need for that adrenalin rush. it's almost addicting. in his first year with MI6, he's been shot and stabbed and burned and tortured. he's nearly died more times than he can count. yet they can still call him back with just the mention of a new job, and they know it. there are benefits to having a child in employment, after all. he can do things that adult operatives can't. no one ever expects him to be anything but a kid.
alex tells himself that it's all he ever wanted to be: a schoolboy, but that isn't quite right, is it? ]
Glad we could have this talk.
[ but he is. he's going back because there's something about it that draws him in. the need to know things, the need for that adrenalin rush. it's almost addicting. in his first year with MI6, he's been shot and stabbed and burned and tortured. he's nearly died more times than he can count. yet they can still call him back with just the mention of a new job, and they know it. there are benefits to having a child in employment, after all. he can do things that adult operatives can't. no one ever expects him to be anything but a kid.
alex tells himself that it's all he ever wanted to be: a schoolboy, but that isn't quite right, is it? ]
Glad we could have this talk.