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[nonvenomous]

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

Comments

crystal.

[charmoffensive]

Well that was fun.

Is fun. There are stragglers with opinions, it seems.

[nonvenomous]

Do you really care what these people organize or is it all purely hypothetical?

[charmoffensive]

I wanted to know if I ought to care, and who else cared, among other things. Some were rather more thoughtful than I'd imagined they'd be.

[nonvenomous]

So you haven't decided.

[charmoffensive]

I came here for your take on things.

[nonvenomous]

Personally, I’m enjoying the reprieve from having a meaningful existence, or thoughts that matter.

Not to be dramatic.

[ An unusual qualifier for a Dickerson. ]

[charmoffensive]

[ There's a pause. ]

Yes, well. Sorry to ruin it.

[nonvenomous]

You asked for my take.

Riftwatch's natives have been remarkably charitable towards our kind, and know the biases of their own people.

[charmoffensive]

And you don't believe there's any cause to-- act, within the confines of their charity?

[ It sounds like a real question, rather than one poised as an argument. ]

[nonvenomous]

I hadn’t thought about it until you posed the question.

But no, I don’t think so. We’re visitors, here. Our struggles are measured in months; the ruling Chantry measures its strife in centuries, and has an usurper god on its doorstep.

The polled perspective is useful to have.

[charmoffensive]

Mm.

There are a few who think we could do something to sort out our affairs and come to the table, and at least one and a half who sounded like they weren't just offering me scraps of reassurance.

[nonvenomous]

Then you should move forward. I'll support you in whatever you decide to do.

[charmoffensive]

Right. Good. Thank you.

[ Whatever it is that he decides to do. Slightly sarcastic crystal posts are easy, and follow through is a different matter. ]

Dependent, I think, on the lesser powers that be. I thought the next move might be to inquire with the Diplomacy Division head.

[nonvenomous]

You're welcome.

You should make an outline for yourself before you do.

[ helping. ]

[charmoffensive]

Or perhaps a helpful flowchart.

[nonvenomous]

Whichever is most exciting for you.

[charmoffensive]

A Chantry sister had some interesting suggestions, although I expect a little hindered by her being rather new to this outfit.

[nonvenomous]

Pious Sister Sara is full of useful advice.

You're more likely to be hindered by her being new to the idea of tact.

[charmoffensive]

Well, she did think to draw me into private correspondence before conveying more candid views, so that's something.

You're familiar?

[nonvenomous]

Passingly, [ Richard lies. ] She has Carta connections and understands discretion by necessity.

If you meet with her you’ll get the picture.

[charmoffensive]

[ Insight roll, 4. ]

Oh, [ surprised, but pleasantly. ] How useful. She seems very practical.

She'd recommended a dialogue with her superior, a Revered Mother. A woman of some influence, at least, possibly likely to take up unconventional causes for her own political gain.

What I doubt is that any work done there would somehow override the Chantry negotiations that've already gone on, but. It's hard to know what might wind up useful.

[nonvenomous]

The Chantry will expect you to pay lip service to their god.

[charmoffensive]

--yes.

[ Something he hadn't thought on too deeply, really. ]

I'm speaking mainly in the event of having no choice but to deal with them. Let's keep our options open for running into the wilderness.

How is that, for you?

[nonvenomous]

We could just cut off our hands and run to the nearest city instead.

[ The wilderness is too cold, here. ]

How do you mean.

[charmoffensive]

You know.

[ chrissy t ]

That none of the belief systems here seem to resemble any of ours, and your being. Religious.