disingenuous | wis'adel catchall

I see the power dynamics of your team now.

[ or how much some of them don't care enough about lounge aesthetics.

roxana tries the soup. ]

When you frame it like that, it falls into place. It's an extension of your skills. Nicely done.

They're way easier to deal with than a merc squad!

[does she mean easier to bully? well, in some cases, yes. she absolutely does.

the soup is pretty good! wiš'adel isn't a great chef, this isn't oh-my-god amazing, but she knows what she's doing in a kitchen.]

And it is, more or less. Plus, if I didn't learn, I'd have been stuck with the others' cooking... not that it was inedible or anything.

Some of them seem like they could be mercenaries in another life.

[ or even right now. ]

But you'd prefer it more to your own tastes. You strike me as the type to know what you want.

Always have been! Well-- usually.

[she tastes her own bowl, hums, and picks up a shaker of chili powder to add a little in.]

I'm not immune to getting lost for a little bit, nobody is.

[ chili powder.... ]

Oh? I won't disagree, but you've been lost? Recently?

Sort of recently? It's all done with now, though, I'm good.

You've found yourself? Or you found where you wanted to go.

Oh, you know, a little of both? I've got my own name now and everything, we already took our home back from that so-called Regent of ours... the politics are going to be a real pain in the ass, but I guess I'll figure that part out.

[ some of that tracks with what little she knows of wis'adel. ]

Did you take over your country? I could see you doing the bombing to take it over, but you're willing to go to all the peace talks and political negotiations after?

It wasn't really-- like that. Dragging the Sarkaz into new wars, promising 'em more of it, that was the bastard's whole problem. Everyone hates us, better go kill them about it and surprise, surprise, they really do still hate us now!

[she rolls her eyes. see, this is why caring about history is so pointless.]

Stupid. It's always about getting back at them over moldy-ass history, they can't ever let that shit go.

[ she tilts her head, curious. ]

That means you're trying to instill peace. And trying to give your people a better reputation?

Does it? You know, at some point you're gonna need to trade me a little to keep the answers coming.

[faintly teasing, as she has a bite of the potatoes.]

Haven't I revealed a little already from the questions I asked?

I'd say so, but I don't know that I'd call it a trade...

That's what I'm doing, though, yeah. Got us pulled out of that war with an agreement to let his forces retreat safely-- how many people here do you think would say I'm making shit up?

We've already established I'm extorting you today.

[ no shame, teasing or not. ]

I don't know you well enough to say how unbelievable it is, but you do come off a certain way. Most would have to ask again to be sure.

A well-placed lie's better than the truth, but sometimes the truth works pretty well to sound like a lie, right?

[especially when you're like her. she knows that.]

[ she makes a small sound of agreement before she eats another spoonful of soup. ]

Well-played.

[that gets a little laugh from her, tail flicking. yeah, okay, she definitely made a good pick for who to hang out with.]

Kinda like how people don't question you on things if you're crazy enough. Some people here really give me a run for my money there, though!

There are some eclectic types here. It's better to be surpassed on the craziness scale.

[ it's not a crown she'd want, at least. ]

Yeah, can't say I mind being surpassed. Being the craziest bitch in the room is fine when my competition isn't, like, Dante?

[she is Not going to try to outdo that little weirdo.]

[ i know you must be drowning in post cyoa pcs right now and if you're not busy tomorrow i'll grab you for one too roxana would just let people recover first.... so please don't be dead......

roxana is going to get up and sit on the leather couch. if there is a pillow with a floral pattern, she'll pick it up to hold. ]

Most of us can't hold up a candle to him.

[what if i am though...

wis'adel comes over to sit there as well, perching on the couch arm on the opposite side.]

And I doubt any of us would want to! Some of the quieter ones still get pretty weird, though.

[ i'll cry but roxana won't

she is going to try to take this pillow with her at the end of this for the extortion bit. ]

Oh? Who are you thinking of?

Scaramouche, mostly. That Ryo guy's also strange.

[childe? he's just someone she'd meet on terra, man.

roxana will be allowed to take the pillow later, that's fine. she'll let it happen.]

I don't know if I would call Scaramouche quiet, but he is missing something. I haven't talked much with Ryo.

[ doesn't know how satan he is. ]

Kaworu has something loose, too.

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