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[looking at her like she didn't know she was there.]

...This is a private conversation.

[halved]

[hm.]

But you were just... [she trails off, and then shakes her head for a second.] Actually, never mind. But if you don't want people overhearing, you should find somewhere more private.

[undread]

I suppose that's fair enough. [she bristles a little, but can't argue with the logic.] The other participant wasn't contributing much, anyway.

[halved]

It sounded more like they weren't here at all.

[undread]

...She's not.

[but she looks slightly irritated at being made to say it.]

[halved]

... Sorry.

[undread]

[oh.]

...It's alright. I'm not angry at you.

[halved]

No, I— [... she shakes her head.] It's fine. It just sounds rough, that's all.

[undread]

[yeah.]

...I don't like not being able to get answers. Or feeling abandoned. It makes me very angry.

[halved]

[...

going by the look on her face, ain't that a mood.]

I don't like it either. I don't like that we're being told to sit and wait for more information, too.

[undread]

No. I don't find waiting to give one's enemies time to regroup to be advantageous much of the time.

[halved]

[she nods.]

Right. [...] But... I don't know what else we can do right now.

[undread]

I suppose... attempt to gather power in whatever avenues were made available to us.

[halved]

... You mean, finding your match. Are you going to go through with it?

[undread]

I don't know. I don't want to be tethered to someone I won't see eye to eye with, but the rewards seem worth the risk.

[halved]

That's what worries you the most? Not getting along with them?

[undread]

A disagreement might not merely not be getting along. It might be tying myself to a person who has different priorities, and who has the ability to risk me and my life for those priorities.

[halved]

Oh... Like they'd do something reckless to get what they want, and wind up killing both of you.

[undread]

Quite.

[like. not to name names but imagine your partner being karma.]

It's a risk.

[halved]

[the idea of being partners with karma puts the fear of goat god into her.]

I guess no matter how you look at it, finding your partner is a bad idea.

[undread]

Hmm. I'm not so sure. I wouldn't approach it recklessly. But if you come to find your partner is someone trustworthy...that's another matter.

[halved]

Well... The problem is, you wouldn't really know until you know, right? And by then, it'll be too late to take it back.

[undread]

I suppose not. But you could get a sense, talking to someone, and stop short of telling anyone you're uncertain of.