"Sasha, please. When they ask like that, it's not for volunteers. I was surprised when I wasn't immediately shot following the interview." No, that's putting ideas in their heads, if it wasn't already there. Mikodez rubs at his wrist and contorts it at a terrible angle, but nothing doing; he can't escape that way.
"What this batch of interviewers at the Academy said was that everything was 'pending Rahal review'. You might imagine I'd have been briefed further on the transport moth, but all I got to see was the inside of my room. No opportunity to gossip with the supposed Rahal." Like some scenario maker knew he'd get bored. He woke up convinced that Istradez was telling the truth, but even now he can't be entirely certain that this isn't an exercise. He ought to poke at the Wasp's crew some more while he's like this.
Mikodez looks at Sasha, who may as well be an instructor. It is important that she gets to hear his critique of the scenario. "I fucking hate this scenario."
Wait, no, that's not constructive. Did he say that? Can he still bullshit his way through if he's volunteering information, rather than answering a direct question? He blinks and schools his face to earnestness. "This could have been quite good if not for some glaring indicators. Great attention to detail, and an excellent selection of threads to pull -- foreign visitors, a disgraced magistrate, an Andan-Rahal misalliance, all that Nirai research, your own inteference," nodding at Sasha, "Not to mention the official mission target. But piling family and traditional Shuos hobbies AND time travel on one single individual is unbalanced." Unless all the other options had equally mind-boggling revelations.
He continues in his most outrageous voice while observing the others in the room.
[SORRY VASS I'm pretending that Iawa said something especially Liozh during Pavn's science tour. And re Quill, got it! I will make up an unfortunate squeaky voice for them if pressed. Enthrallment question: would you know that you're being enthralled, if all was going well?]
when has 'thinking the situation through' been useful
"What this batch of interviewers at the Academy said was that everything was 'pending Rahal review'. You might imagine I'd have been briefed further on the transport moth, but all I got to see was the inside of my room. No opportunity to gossip with the supposed Rahal." Like some scenario maker knew he'd get bored. He woke up convinced that Istradez was telling the truth, but even now he can't be entirely certain that this isn't an exercise. He ought to poke at the Wasp's crew some more while he's like this.
Mikodez looks at Sasha, who may as well be an instructor. It is important that she gets to hear his critique of the scenario. "I fucking hate this scenario."
Wait, no, that's not constructive. Did he say that? Can he still bullshit his way through if he's volunteering information, rather than answering a direct question? He blinks and schools his face to earnestness. "This could have been quite good if not for some glaring indicators. Great attention to detail, and an excellent selection of threads to pull -- foreign visitors, a disgraced magistrate, an Andan-Rahal misalliance, all that Nirai research, your own inteference," nodding at Sasha, "Not to mention the official mission target. But piling family and traditional Shuos hobbies AND time travel on one single individual is unbalanced." Unless all the other options had equally mind-boggling revelations.
He continues in his most outrageous voice while observing the others in the room.
[SORRY VASS I'm pretending that Iawa said something especially Liozh during Pavn's science tour. And re Quill, got it! I will make up an unfortunate squeaky voice for them if pressed. Enthrallment question: would you know that you're being enthralled, if all was going well?]