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[nonvenomous]

Book/crystal/correspondence/action/whatever you desire.

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[nonvenomous]

[ So seldom does Silas use his crystal for anything but eavesdropping that there is a distinct pause before he realizes he is being addressed personally by Byerly’s voice from his pocket. ]

Hello, Ambassador.

[bouchonne]

How are you doing, ser?

[ His voice is light, friendly. Cordial. ]

[nonvenomous]

I'm still alive.

[ He sounds like himself.

Again, there's a pause -- one that yawns wide enough to fit a return, how are you? ]

What do you need?

[bouchonne]

I'm curious about a few things.

[nonvenomous]

I will do what I can to resolve your curiosity.

[bouchonne]

First of all: Do you like me?

[nonvenomous]

I don't.

[bouchonne]

[ +2 approval ]

Why not?

[nonvenomous]

You deliberately antagonize people you have power over.

[bouchonne]

I think that's overstating things a bit. [ Well. ] The power part. I do deliberately antagonize people; that much is true.

[nonvenomous]

You are one of four leaders who decide our fates behind closed doors.

[bouchonne]

Do you find your fate has been shaped overmuch by the decisions we've made, good fellow? Have you done much against your will?

[nonvenomous]

Our fates are to vanish and be forgotten or to die for your world, almost certainly in an operation your cohort has deemed vital to postpone the inevitable. You're correct in recognizing that we do so willingly.

[bouchonne]

Or at least you do.

[nonvenomous]

What else are you curious about?

[bouchonne]

Would it be embarrassing to confess that I'm curious about you?

[nonvenomous]

There's so little to know.