We can rely on the Inquisition to make Clorentine appear unbearable. She'll do half the work herself. For Benedetta, I intend to make use of my contacts in Antiva, and Marisol's. That and her coin, which will finally be used for the good of more than her flamingos.
[Bless her stupid silly heart.]
For Agathe, I intend to make it clean and quiet. I need information on her first. I know Fabria has some connections. Are you familiar at all with [--the motherfucker, inadvertent subtext that he means more generally than personally, though even that opinion is something he picked up from Kostos and now semi-shares, out of their weird distorted sibling loyalty--] him?
I knew him briefly in Nevarra, but not very well. I wouldn't say we were friends.
[ She is frowning thoughtfully into her cup, color high. It's hot in the room and it shows along cheekbones and the tops of her ears. ]
I don't know how I can help. [ She continues before he can start glowering any harder. ] I want to. But my skills aren't subtle or stealthy. I'm not sure what use I would be.
[No, wait. Nikos is still leaned forward, not letting up on that intensity, but his thoughts do a quick turnaround. Here, better--]
I came to you as someone who has done something. Something real. This world--the Inquisition--it's full of talkers. People who say they want to make change, who want things to be different. People who are full of shit. They don't want it if it will interrupt their lives. I don't need them.
My skills are subtlety, and stealth. I don't need those either. I have them. What I need is people. People who can make the rest of it work. If you don't know Fabria very well, fine. Do you know someone who does?
And in the end, I will need someone to speak. We do not have control over the outcome of this vote. We can influence it. I will need that, if this is to work.
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We can rely on the Inquisition to make Clorentine appear unbearable. She'll do half the work herself. For Benedetta, I intend to make use of my contacts in Antiva, and Marisol's. That and her coin, which will finally be used for the good of more than her flamingos.
[Bless her stupid silly heart.]
For Agathe, I intend to make it clean and quiet. I need information on her first. I know Fabria has some connections. Are you familiar at all with [--the motherfucker, inadvertent subtext that he means more generally than personally, though even that opinion is something he picked up from Kostos and now semi-shares, out of their weird distorted sibling loyalty--] him?
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[ She is frowning thoughtfully into her cup, color high. It's hot in the room and it shows along cheekbones and the tops of her ears. ]
I don't know how I can help. [ She continues before he can start glowering any harder. ] I want to. But my skills aren't subtle or stealthy. I'm not sure what use I would be.
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Then get me to someone who can help.
[No, wait. Nikos is still leaned forward, not letting up on that intensity, but his thoughts do a quick turnaround. Here, better--]
I came to you as someone who has done something. Something real. This world--the Inquisition--it's full of talkers. People who say they want to make change, who want things to be different. People who are full of shit. They don't want it if it will interrupt their lives. I don't need them.
My skills are subtlety, and stealth. I don't need those either. I have them. What I need is people. People who can make the rest of it work. If you don't know Fabria very well, fine. Do you know someone who does?
And in the end, I will need someone to speak. We do not have control over the outcome of this vote. We can influence it. I will need that, if this is to work.