Left to his own devices, Alex probably would have made a point of positioning himself wherever in the room that the man Graves was least likely to spot him, suitably unnerved by their first meeting and the all too familiar air about the man. Just because he's decided to stop pretending that whatever is going on with this place isn't actually his problem, doesn't mean he's in any hurry to replicate the situation he found himself in back in England with Alan Blunt and MI6, after all.
There were limits to foolhardiness, and even Alex has a stronger learning curve than that.
But. Credence is with him. Each new thing Alex manages to learn about Credence has Alex firmly convinced that he's someone that needs to be protected, someone that hasn't had enough protection in the past, or at the very least, not the right sort, and Alex can't help but sympathize with that. Can't seem to just let Credence be. The idea of leaving Credence alone with a man that manages to set all of Alex's nerves on edge without saying a word is unconscionable.
Alex, on the other hand, can handle another Alan Blunt.
Probably.
"That level of carelessness should be more apparent in other places, considering the scope of this place." He says with a frown, arms crossed over his chest and not looking all that pleased to be here, because Alex has honestly never gotten in the habit of hiding just how displeased he was with Blunt at any given time, and he hardly sees the point in learning now. "The amount of planning that had to have gone into everything here... it's hard to imagine them missing something so obvious." He adds with a shrug. "Trap feels like a bit of a strong word, though."
both!
There were limits to foolhardiness, and even Alex has a stronger learning curve than that.
But. Credence is with him. Each new thing Alex manages to learn about Credence has Alex firmly convinced that he's someone that needs to be protected, someone that hasn't had enough protection in the past, or at the very least, not the right sort, and Alex can't help but sympathize with that. Can't seem to just let Credence be. The idea of leaving Credence alone with a man that manages to set all of Alex's nerves on edge without saying a word is unconscionable.
Alex, on the other hand, can handle another Alan Blunt.
Probably.
"That level of carelessness should be more apparent in other places, considering the scope of this place." He says with a frown, arms crossed over his chest and not looking all that pleased to be here, because Alex has honestly never gotten in the habit of hiding just how displeased he was with Blunt at any given time, and he hardly sees the point in learning now. "The amount of planning that had to have gone into everything here... it's hard to imagine them missing something so obvious." He adds with a shrug. "Trap feels like a bit of a strong word, though."