[listen. sometimes other people do weird shit and it really sets the tone for your whole week. as if greed would ever let his dog misbehave? etc, etc. but this isn't about that.
instead, he leans back in his chair and peers at her from under his hood, teacup in hand even as his fingers work to bend enough to hold it properly.]
Our meetings are hardly a waste of my time, otherwise I wouldn't host them at all. [this is such a pretentious way of saying he likes talking to her, god. however, it's emotion-sharing week which means harrow will get a soft sense of...maybe...fondness.
disgusting.]
Ah. Perhaps that is the case. I apologize for that. [he doesn't even try to deny that his influence might have messed things up.] Though I suppose I always knew that in the end you would take what I've told you, assess it yourself, and then find the line of questions you wish to investigate. From there, you would find yourself starting to uncover the truth. [harrow's smart. harrow's smart, and thorough, and similar enough to greed himself that he really did kind of just sit back after a while to let harrow think for herself even at the risk of possibly ruining their relationship.]
There are things of importance that I believe are important to everyone, and things I don't find important at all. But I do believe that there are other things you, as participants, would find more important than we as Avatars.
[Oh no. Well. That makes her very happy, and also a little awkward and uncomfortable. But we don't have to acknowledge any of it.
She nods when he says this, and she agrees with it.]
You don't need to apologize. I don't feel that you've misrepresented anything, so much as I've made assumptions.
[He answered questions when she asked them, usually from the position of telling her what he thought she ought to consider more deeply, or what angle he would suggest approaching something from, but never really represented himself as giving definitive answers.
She just has a bias towards people who seem intelligent, authoritative, who encourage her and treat her like a clever student. So even though she knew the Avatars were giving conflicting answers on certain things, and were being watched by something, she still accepted everything he seemed to be saying to her at face value.]
We don't really know what is important to you, what you aim to achieve, and that has been made plain from the outset.
[the fact that she isn't defensive also helps. it helps a lot, actually, and he seems thoughtful as he listens to her.]
In a sense, you never quite asked. As I'm sure you're aware of there are certain things that are ill-advised to speak of...but now that it's out there I suppose there are other things we can discuss.
I suppose I would like to ask, then. What are you trying to achieve? 'You' here can refer to you yourself, or the eight of you in general - depending on how much you hold a goal in common, I suppose.
The common goal is still us proctoring this race and ensuring you're indulging and that proceedings go as smoothly as possible. We were made into Avatars of our own sins as a way to be sure the power you're creating from the indulgence you're giving is enough for your desires.
...but we do have our own things we want. Whether those will be given when this is finished or not is debatable.
That we aren't entirely sure of yet. It's another thing I've been researching myself. I imagine there's an unknown requisite we must hit. We can't really think of that until you finish things here, however.
A scroll. [there's something akin to curiosity in his emotions, but it's quickly overrun by something closer to confusion and a vague sense of regret.]
That would be correct, yes. That was...I suppose you could say that's where we were prior to the base.
Then the ability to convert indulgence to our desires or whatnot isn't a function of the base. It is rather an ability of . . . something that happens to be here, on this base.
[She finds herself a little skeptical of this, but it's hard to try and explain why without talking about things she doesn't want to say to him.]
I agreed I wouldn't ask about Eleanor again, but I find myself needing to, now. Perhaps you cannot answer this, but was the reason you said we ought not to look into it because it was related to what we have recently learned?
Ah. No, that's completely unrelated and I would still advise you not to waste time looking into that case. I understand the need to know...but it will only distract you from the bigger problem.
When you said you thought murder was 'worth more' as an indulgence because it meant indulgence would be shared among a smaller group, does that remain your opinion?
That would be correct. Murder is worth more as an indulgence, though of course there are other ways to indulge. Forms of intimacy amongst yourselves are naturally easiest, but they aren't necessarily worth more.
Likewise, moments in which you are given options can add to your indulgence counts. Especially when it's a hard choice, such as implicating someone.
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instead, he leans back in his chair and peers at her from under his hood, teacup in hand even as his fingers work to bend enough to hold it properly.]
Our meetings are hardly a waste of my time, otherwise I wouldn't host them at all. [this is such a pretentious way of saying he likes talking to her, god. however, it's emotion-sharing week which means harrow will get a soft sense of...maybe...fondness.
disgusting.]
Ah. Perhaps that is the case. I apologize for that. [he doesn't even try to deny that his influence might have messed things up.] Though I suppose I always knew that in the end you would take what I've told you, assess it yourself, and then find the line of questions you wish to investigate. From there, you would find yourself starting to uncover the truth. [harrow's smart. harrow's smart, and thorough, and similar enough to greed himself that he really did kind of just sit back after a while to let harrow think for herself even at the risk of possibly ruining their relationship.]
There are things of importance that I believe are important to everyone, and things I don't find important at all. But I do believe that there are other things you, as participants, would find more important than we as Avatars.
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She nods when he says this, and she agrees with it.]
You don't need to apologize. I don't feel that you've misrepresented anything, so much as I've made assumptions.
[He answered questions when she asked them, usually from the position of telling her what he thought she ought to consider more deeply, or what angle he would suggest approaching something from, but never really represented himself as giving definitive answers.
She just has a bias towards people who seem intelligent, authoritative, who encourage her and treat her like a clever student. So even though she knew the Avatars were giving conflicting answers on certain things, and were being watched by something, she still accepted everything he seemed to be saying to her at face value.]
We don't really know what is important to you, what you aim to achieve, and that has been made plain from the outset.
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In a sense, you never quite asked. As I'm sure you're aware of there are certain things that are ill-advised to speak of...but now that it's out there I suppose there are other things we can discuss.
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I suppose I would like to ask, then. What are you trying to achieve? 'You' here can refer to you yourself, or the eight of you in general - depending on how much you hold a goal in common, I suppose.
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...but we do have our own things we want. Whether those will be given when this is finished or not is debatable.
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[She thinks how to phrase this.]
Because of the actions of the participants themselves? Or was it because of. . . interference from something else?
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[I'm pretending this takes place on Tuesday after the scrolls.
So. She'll get out her notebook, where she's transcribed the contents of the reports.]
Are these yours?
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From some time ago, yes. Where did you get these?
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[. . .]
They mention the settlement - that's outside this space station, yes? [Childe blew it up.]
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That would be correct, yes. That was...I suppose you could say that's where we were prior to the base.
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Also correct. We haven't been in this base for long, but it was after our time in the settlement.
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[She finds herself a little skeptical of this, but it's hard to try and explain why without talking about things she doesn't want to say to him.]
I agreed I wouldn't ask about Eleanor again, but I find myself needing to, now. Perhaps you cannot answer this, but was the reason you said we ought not to look into it because it was related to what we have recently learned?
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[She'll accept that, then.]
When you said you thought murder was 'worth more' as an indulgence because it meant indulgence would be shared among a smaller group, does that remain your opinion?
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Likewise, moments in which you are given options can add to your indulgence counts. Especially when it's a hard choice, such as implicating someone.
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