Audience: Grace Monroe

[probe]

Comments

[alteracion]

[ she looks like she doesn't understand the question? ]

I'll go back to the Apex. Hazel will be safe, and things will go back to normal.

[ she does not say "simon will stop being so awful", but like, hopefully ]

[probe]

[hm.]

Nothing else comes to mind that you may want?

[alteracion]

Oh, you're right, I need to fix my number, too. And maybe then Simon will freak out less.

[probe]

[they seem to look at her arm.]

I still don't quite understand your number.

[alteracion]

[ she looks at her arm for herself. she's. still wearing gloves ]

What part? The train gives passengers a number, and the higher you are, the better. That's why the true conductor had the highest number I've ever seen.

[probe]

And have you met this "true conductor"?

[alteracion]

Hmhmm. He saved my life once. [ that's meeting, right. ]

[probe]

How so? [they are aware of her history, but would prefer to hear a direct statement from her.]

[alteracion]

I thought you knew about me? [ grace can't read the metatext, so she will still tease, but she tilts her head in reminiscence ] It was in the pumpkin car. I was being chased by a robot, and the conductor stopped it when it had me cornered. It was incredible.

[probe]

[they wave a hand as if to say yes, but continue.]

Did you speak to this conductor then? Perhaps they would enlighten you how to raise your number.

[alteracion]

No one knows where he went. That little robot usurped him and has been spreading lies since.

[ please stop making me talk about her cult views ]

[probe]

[no.]

Then wouldn't the solution be to usurp the robot?

[alteracion]

One-one's at the front of the train, it's not exactly easy to get to. ...But if he keeps targeting us, I guess we won't have a choice.

[ stupid robots ]

[probe]

...Miss Monroe. Are you aware that you can change what you came here for should you indulge enough?

[alteracion]

I can? [ huh. but, on the other hand: ] But I want to help Hazel. That's the most important thing.

[ by making her be a person, look, sometimes, pinocchio ]

[probe]

Greed has very little limits. Why not both?

[alteracion]

I wouldn't say I'm opposed to that. [ i can't believe if grace wins she bad ends the train. but she tilts her head ] But I know I've got some ground to make up already for that. Raising my number was a lot easier.

[ it also had a literal physical way she could check the best way to do what she needed ]

[probe]

Think of indulging here much like raising your number. That should put things into a bit of an easier perspective, hm? Only with less property damage.

[alteracion]

The difference is, I didn't have to do anything so specific for my number. All I had to do was be my best self.

[ yes

best ]

[probe]

Your best. [the way they say this suggests they absolutely do not approve of grace's effort in the past so far.]

[alteracion]

Yeah. Because I'm always the best.

[ you walked into this greed ]

[probe]

You're under my standards now, Miss Monroe, and you are barely passing as adequate. [somehow they don't even mean this rudely.] You'll have to do better.

[alteracion]

[ THROW THE WHOLE AVATAR AWAY ]

I'm under my own standards. [ first of all? but: ] Just what do you want me to do, then?

[probe]

If your standards were good enough, would you have accepted this offer? [but...alright.] There are ways to indulge without resorting to sexual activities. I would like to see you improve.

Likewise...you may indulge among other aspects as well. Your pride can be useful.

[alteracion]

You sound like I haven't been indulging at all. [ but it's idle, and she tilts her head ] So do we just get a bonus if it's our own, if which aspect we do doesn't matter?