Exactly what you offered: the history of the Circles. Facts.
[ ness is not, by and large, stupid. nor is she particularly bad at seeing what is right in front of her, despite all appearances to the contrary. what she isn't, though, is well-versed in dealing with a great deal of subtlety or hidden agendas. she can be subtle when needs be, and often prefers it—but she's not on the lookout for people with ulterior motives. so few people in her life have ever had them.
this first month is really a crash course in not being taken for a fool. she doesn't like it. ]
I was aware you had an agenda. I didn't expect you to pull out every line in the "I'm Radicalized, And So Can You!" handbook. At least you could have waited until our third conversation to start laying it on quite this thick.
I suppose I should thank you, [ standing up, reaching for her notes—gently brushing the caterpillar aside, because he did no wrong and shan't bear his master's crimes— ] Were you not so heavy-handed, I might have been an easier mark.
Here's to not seeing the inside of a Circle we don't willingly set foot into, Enchanter.
[ rifters never last so long. the caterpillar wobbles loose, rolling gently to its side. miniature legs fumble to reorient, a tiny hole chewed into the end of her notes. ]
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Exactly what you offered: the history of the Circles. Facts.
[ ness is not, by and large, stupid. nor is she particularly bad at seeing what is right in front of her, despite all appearances to the contrary. what she isn't, though, is well-versed in dealing with a great deal of subtlety or hidden agendas. she can be subtle when needs be, and often prefers it—but she's not on the lookout for people with ulterior motives. so few people in her life have ever had them.
this first month is really a crash course in not being taken for a fool. she doesn't like it. ]
I was aware you had an agenda. I didn't expect you to pull out every line in the "I'm Radicalized, And So Can You!" handbook. At least you could have waited until our third conversation to start laying it on quite this thick.
I suppose I should thank you, [ standing up, reaching for her notes—gently brushing the caterpillar aside, because he did no wrong and shan't bear his master's crimes— ] Were you not so heavy-handed, I might have been an easier mark.
Here's to not seeing the inside of a Circle we don't willingly set foot into, Enchanter.
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[ rifters never last so long. the caterpillar wobbles loose, rolling gently to its side. miniature legs fumble to reorient, a tiny hole chewed into the end of her notes. ]
Leave the door open when you go.
[ the dip of cigarette-end: cheers. ]