[Which is in a very loose sense technically true in that he absolutely condones this and has the authority to do something about it, but part of the game is protecting your team, and that includes the guy who's still going to be here three days from now when he himself is not.
So much the better to dissuade any unpleasant questions right from the start.]
And I'm not feeling particularly inclined to honor demands from someone who was just recently preoccupied with attacking one of my subordinates.
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[Which is in a very loose sense technically true in that he absolutely condones this and has the authority to do something about it, but part of the game is protecting your team, and that includes the guy who's still going to be here three days from now when he himself is not.
So much the better to dissuade any unpleasant questions right from the start.]
And I'm not feeling particularly inclined to honor demands from someone who was just recently preoccupied with attacking one of my subordinates.