Library, Sunday

[gavegoodface]

Face was missing the free food at the brunch, but duty called. Besides he should probably make sure that Barry hadn't done anything in here to celebrate graduating.

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Re: Talk to Face

[seeks_truth]

"That is very cynical of you to say," Cassandra said. Because of course she did.

She wouldn't know how to play on someone's expectations if her life depended on it. ... of course, if it did, she'd probably just punch the whatever instead.

Re: Talk to Face

[gavegoodface]

He came by that cynicism honestly. "Maybe, but that doesn't mean it couldn't be cynicism in a good cause."

Re: Talk to Face

[seeks_truth]

"I would prefer to avoid such methods," Cassandra said. "It seems... cruel."

Unlike punching people in the face, which was just good practice.

Re: Talk to Face

[gavegoodface]

This was how you ended up taken in by ancient trickster gods, Cassandra.

"More cruel than punching them in the face?"

Re: Talk to Face

[seeks_truth]

"At least then they can see the blow coming," Cassandra said.

And say what you will of her methods, but a tricksier person probably wouldn't break away from the Chantry to start a world-saving Inquisition and back away gracefully when a better candidate fell out of the sky showed up to lead it.

Re: Talk to Face

[gavegoodface]

"But they still know they're getting hit."

Re: Talk to Face

[seeks_truth]

"Yes," Cassandra said, "But sometimes someone needs to be hit."