11132014MahtahMerrow

[10:54] -- callopygianCordiality [CC] began pestering aspiringArchon [AA] at 22:54 --

[10:55] CC: Mister.Niadis

[10:55] CC: do.you.have.a.moment?

[10:56] AA: Oh, Mahtah. Are you all right? I am afraid I lost track of you in Bothwell's tower.

[10:56] AA: Did you make it back okay?

[10:56] CC: it.would.appear.so

[10:57] CC: to.be.honest.I.do.not.remember.much.about.that.encounter

[10:57] AA: I hope your mind was not altered by his sorceries. He appeared to have done such a thing to Acenia. She is better now that he is dead, so I imagine anything he did to you is over.

[10:58] CC: that.might.explain.the.gap.in.time

[10:59] CC: I.only.vaguely.recall.arriving.at.the.manor

[10:59] CC: then.waking.up.here

[11:00] AA: But you are whale now?

[11:01] CC: yessir

[11:01] CC: I.have.secured.a.sort.of.vent-like.attic.and.am.fuctioning.well

[11:01] AA: That's good.

[11:02] CC: I.am.messaging.for.a.more

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:02] CC: personal.appeal.I.suppose

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:03] AA: Oh. I am sorry for being so business like in that case. Water your conchcerns?

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:04] CC: no.worries.sir

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:04] CC: I.suppose.I.am.still.nervous.about.speaking.to.Miss.Rytoil

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:04] CC: and.was.wondering.if.you.had.any.advice.on.the.subject.of

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:04] CC: approaching.her

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:05] AA: Ahh. Okay, I think I sea the issue. I was similarly conchcerned when approaching the younger version of the Cond--of Maenam.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:08] CC: oh.you.have.spoken.to.the.elder.Miss.Niadis?

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:08] AA: Yes. It was....eye-opening.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:09] AA: The veterans of the previous session....they are mostly the same age as us, and despite their experience in the game, they seam to be mostly normal kids and/or young adults.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:09] AA: So I think if you are worried about speaking to "Miss Rytoil," that's the first thing to remember.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:11] AA: Do not think of it as approaching your mother. There is every possibility she will not be like the mother you remember. If anything it is more like approaching a sister you have never met. One who resembles your mother in some ways, but not in others.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:12] CC: I.suppose.that.makes.sense

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:12] CC: I.think.I.am.just.nervous.about.facing.her.again.in.any.capacity

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:12] CC: even.if.she.is.nothing.like.my.mother

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:13] AA: What I have sean of this new Seriad paints her as a much less....imposing figure, shall we say?

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:14] AA: She does not seam the sort to, say, force her daughter to wear ridiculous clothing that she is clearly uncomfortable with, for example.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:16] CC: that

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:16] CC: does.calm.me.down.considerably

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:19] AA: I cannot say what the emotional burden will be for you though. Your situation is different from mine in many ways, and whale I do not think you will suffer much stress based on this new-old Seriad's nature or mannerisms, I can sea why you have more reason to be scared of the emotional impact than I did.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:20] AA: But it should be cathartic, even if it hurts.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:20] CC: I.can.see.how.that.would.be.the.case

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:21] CC: I.think.I.will.try.to.speak.with.her.when.we.have.an.opportune.moment

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:21] AA: I think that would be a good idea.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:21] CC: if.I.may.ask.sir

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:21] CC: what.is.Miss.Niadis.like?

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:22] AA: She is warm. And frondly. And seamingly guileless. So much so in fact that at first I suspected I was being played.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:22] AA: But Miloko seams to think she is on the level.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:23] AA: In all honesty I am still sort of reeling from it.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:24] AA: I could sea my mother in her, there was no question of that. But in a way that I do not think I could ever sea the woman who raised me if we both lived a thousand more years.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:24] AA: Which admittedly is entirely possible.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:26] CC: it.is.comforting.to.know.that.she.seems.to.be.a.warm.person

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:26] CC: I.suppose.I.had.expected.more

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:26] CC: harshness

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:26] <span style="color:rgb(0,117,84);">CC: from.our.counterparts

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:26] AA: Yes. As did I.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:27] AA: It seams this version of Maenam managed to evade the attentions of the Condesce in her time. Whether or not this is the same Condesce who is now my sprite I am unsure.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:28] AA: But it gave her a life that allowed her to avoid developing the knife's edge personality that the Condesce who raised me had to develop for her own survival.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:29] CC: it.is.interesting.to.see.what.a.single.change.in.someones.past.can.do.to.alter.their.personality

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:29] AA: Indeed. The guppie that flaps its fins in the deepest chasm causes tidal waves at the surface.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:30] CC: remarkably.astute.sir

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:33] CC: I.suppose.I.should.also.consider.speaking.to.Mister.Revult.as.well

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:34] CC: though.I.have.not.seen.him.since.I.arrived

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:34] CC: do.you.know.what.he.is.like?

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:34] AA: Tough to say. He does not talk much.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:34] AA: Very reserved and no-nonsense.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:34] AA: In that sense I suppose I can sea a bit of him in you.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:35] CC: interesting

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:35] AA: He seamed to ignore Fate's attempts to reach out to him, though,

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:36] AA: Oh. I suppose I only just realized that you two are sisters.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:36] AA: That's a little strange to think of. You two could not be more different.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:37] CC: yes.I.have.spoken.to.Miss.Revult.before

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:38] CC: she.seems.much.more.frontline.than.I.am

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:38] CC: it.is.admirable.in.its.own.way

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:38] AA: Which is strange to say of a sniper. But I take your meaning.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:40] CC: in.a.way.I.envy.her

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:40] CC: she.seems.much.more.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:40] CC: open.I.suppose?

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:44] AA: Yes. I suppose I can sea that. I do not know if it is somefin to envy or not though. She may be better suited toward social pursuits because of it, but she lacks your professionalism. And I would not consider her anywhere near as reliable.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:46] CC: thank.you.for.that.sir

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:46] CC: perhaps.when.I.no.longer.have.a.mission.to.follow.I.can.work.on.finding.a.balance

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:47] CC: but.until.then.the.mission.comes.first

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:49] AA: Your ability to maintain good priorities does you credit. Sometimes I wish I were better at it.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:49] CC: if.I.may.speak.freely.sir

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:51] AA: Of course.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:51] CC: I.think.that.you.are.doing.an.admirable.job.just.as.you.are.now

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:51] CC: an.agent.must.be.focused.only.on.their.goal

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:51] CC: but.a.leader.must.consider.all.options.and.paths.before.them

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:52] AA: Thank you, Mahtah. But I have made many mistakes because of placing Acenia's safety above my own or even above common sense.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:52] AA: And I do not think I am going to be able to stop myself from doing so again in the future.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:53] CC: it.is.undersandable.Merrow

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:53] CC: she.is.an.important.factor.in.your.life

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:53] AA: That's dolphinitely true.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:53] CC: and.as.such.skewing.priorities.is.understandable

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:54] CC: I.am.most.satisfied.when.I.have.a.clear.objective.in.front.of.me

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:54] CC: do.what.makes.you.happy.Merrow

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:55] AA: I fear it is unbecoming of a leader to put the safety of his lover over his duty to his people. And I fear that I do exactly that.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:56] AA: And even knowing that it is irresponsible of me....I ca not seam to stop myself.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:58] AA: Are you truly satisfied to follow such a person, Mahtah?

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:59] CC: I.would.not.have.it.any.other.way.Merrow

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:59] CC: I.know.you.may.not.think.of.it.this.way

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[11:59] CC: but.you.really.are.an.impressive.leader

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[12:00] AA: Whale thank you for that, Mahtah. But no, I do not sea it that way. At least not yet.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[12:00] AA: But I am glad to have your support.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[12:01] CC: of.course.sir

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[12:01] CC: I.think.I.am.ready.to.psych.myself.up.for.this.meeting

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[12:01] AA: Good. I am glad to hear it.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[12:01] CC: I.just.have.to.find.my.way.out.of.this.attic.first

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[12:02] CC: there.is.so.much.hay.everywhere

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[12:02] CC: I.did.not.think.this.through

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[12:04] CC: I.will.speak.to.you.later.Mister.Niadis

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">[12:08] -- callopygianCordiality [CC] ceased pestering aspiringArchon [AA] at 00:08 --