Transcript:
1: Jackson in facing Okpara as he questions her.
Jackson: Can I have your name, please?
Okpara: Zira Okpara.
Jackson: Is that your real name?
Okpara: Yes.
Jackson: What is your species? What do your people call yourselves?
Okpara: …
Jackson: What is your planet of origin?
Okpara: …
2: Jackson speaks sternly.
Jackason: Miss Okpara, please… the more information you give us, the better we can ensure your safety.
We need to know why you’re here, and we need to know…
Okpara: Safety…
3: Okpara looking away sadly.
Okpara: Nothing can keep me safe now that I am revealed. I’m surprised I’m still alive.
4: Jackson, from behind, speaking to her.
Jackson: You’re in one of the most secure places on Earth. If you’re safe anywhere, it’s here.
But you represent a major threat to this operation, so that can rapidly change, if you want it to.
Okpara: Do whatever you want.
Ow!
Did he just threaten to: hurt her, or torture her?
That’s a shame. I used to [like] Jackson.
🙁
Oh.
It sounded like he meant: “You are as safe as possible, here, but- if you don’t cooperate, I’ll make you LESS safe, by harming you.”
I’m guessing that he meant: our spy agency’s building is the safest + the most un-penetrable building on Earth, but if you [give me all the answers that I want, THEN I’ll let you leave whenever you want.”
Hints by guards, + spies, in locked rooms, can really intimidate me. ;D
I think he is actually trying to protect her from other forces that want to harm or eliminate her. Pretty sure what he meant is that all he would have to do is look the other way or be less careful, and let those other threats get to her. It’s possible that they may get to her even if Jackson is at his most vigilant.
I hope so.
This [is] a horror story, so scary things + confusing things are part of the equation, but- a guard or a worker, in a government’s, secret prison, saying,: [paraphrased]-
“You’re safe…but you’re a major threat to this operation, so that can rapidly change if you want it to”, in my view- can be misheard by a prisoner as- [If you don’t cooperate with us, maybe…I’ll do you much…bodily harm, or I might give you a painful death, or maybe I’ll toss you on- a horrid, dangerous-jungle island…with no way to survive that trip].
Hmmm.
*thoughfuly scratching my head*
I really like your use of [yellow, + red,] colors in this scene!
😀