Fine, a human with an unusual ability. I stand corrected. [He does not sound corrected. Potayto, potahto. Magic is magic.] I believe this. But I also believe that you were trying to hide it.
[For someone who's so bad at lying, Beckett has to admit, Al is fairly good at dodging. And Beckett dislikes being dodged even more than he dislikes being lied to.]
You are asking for trust while hiding something. I know it. You know it. Are we going to run in circles all day? I have things to do. Not freezing to death is a harder job than it looks.
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[That, at least, is the truth even if he knows he's just obscuring something else with it.]
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You are asking for trust while hiding something. I know it. You know it. Are we going to run in circles all day? I have things to do. Not freezing to death is a harder job than it looks.