[ thankfully the hood being down makes hearing despair a hell of a lot easier - he catches about two words of that but it's enough to put together context clues. ]
You aren't imposing, I'm the one who invited you. [ he's sitting on his couch, at the moment, legs folded, holding a cup of tea. ] Would you mind coming a bit closer?
... I just wanted to ask what you all do during trials. I know that you all have the ability to watch.
[ ... he won't say it, but he's a lot worried about wrath. ]
[ yeah. that's what he was worried about. it's barely perceptible, but he looks a little relieved for a moment before his expression flickers to something more serious and determined, a likely now familiar look. ]
I'm not planning on letting that happen.
I think he's a fairly capable fighter. I am too, but it's likely I'm going to get injured. I'm going to stay with people who will cover for me, tonight, if it's necessary, and I should be able to get into a pod Friday - but it won't fix everything, so I'm working on a cover.
There's no version of this where I am not the one who comes out of it alive, Friday morning. It's just a matter of making it through the trial, too.
Then see to it that you do not make any foolish mistakes, and that you do not give up too easily.
[despair turns a critical eye on him, there.]
You are skilled, to be certain, and you have useful people on your side... but that by no means guarantees you will escape, as I am sure you know all too well.
Nothing is ever guaranteed. Despite this - [ a brief wave of his pride crown tattoo ] - I'm not that arrogant.
[ if spending his entire life at war has taught gu yun anything, it's that. determined and pragmatic - never overconfident. ] I can build myself a thousand little burrows, but if I pop my head out at the wrong time, I'll be snatched up by a hawk. Right now, all I can do is control what I know, and be ready to be as flexible as I have been planned.
[ he doesn't back down from the look, just as serious as he was in their last conversation. it means a lot to gu yun, too - there's more than just his life on the line, right now, and those sorts of burdens are the kind he's always been good at bearing. ]
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You aren't imposing, I'm the one who invited you. [ he's sitting on his couch, at the moment, legs folded, holding a cup of tea. ] Would you mind coming a bit closer?
... I just wanted to ask what you all do during trials. I know that you all have the ability to watch.
[ ... he won't say it, but he's a lot worried about wrath. ]
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We observe, from elsewhere.
...I intend to put her to sleep, if need be. There will not be any calming her if you allow things to go poorly.
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I'm not planning on letting that happen.
I think he's a fairly capable fighter. I am too, but it's likely I'm going to get injured. I'm going to stay with people who will cover for me, tonight, if it's necessary, and I should be able to get into a pod Friday - but it won't fix everything, so I'm working on a cover.
There's no version of this where I am not the one who comes out of it alive, Friday morning. It's just a matter of making it through the trial, too.
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[despair turns a critical eye on him, there.]
You are skilled, to be certain, and you have useful people on your side... but that by no means guarantees you will escape, as I am sure you know all too well.
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[ if spending his entire life at war has taught gu yun anything, it's that. determined and pragmatic - never overconfident. ] I can build myself a thousand little burrows, but if I pop my head out at the wrong time, I'll be snatched up by a hawk. Right now, all I can do is control what I know, and be ready to be as flexible as I have been planned.
[ he doesn't back down from the look, just as serious as he was in their last conversation. it means a lot to gu yun, too - there's more than just his life on the line, right now, and those sorts of burdens are the kind he's always been good at bearing. ]