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[personal profile] allrounder 2025-03-18 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ Wow, he needs to get back into being difficult to read, this isn't fair—

He laughs softly at those words, exhaustion layered underneath it. He's tired in a way he hasn't felt in a long while. ]


Mm, that it does. This is meant to horrify us, to turn us against one another.

[ His fingers let go of that rose petal. ]

And it's meant to complete a spell, too. The tension that brews between everyone is only a benefit, I'm certain.
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[personal profile] allrounder 2025-03-18 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He watches Blade pluck the petals, his gaze settling on the ground where they land. ]

Indeed. Paranoia will drive others to kill out of a sense of self-preservation.

[ With a sigh he reaches out for the rose before Blade can pluck its last petal. ]

Thankfully, I am not easily driven to paranoia.
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[personal profile] allrounder 2025-03-19 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
[ Satisfied that the last petal hasn't been plucked, he smiles. ]

I know better. I doubt I could say it could be attributed to kindness.

[ Even though he doesn't like to kill unless it's necessary, he has killed before. ]

'Tis not to say I clamor for death otherwise, but I do know that acts of violence occur for an array of reasons.

[ Self defense, desperation... intent certainly means a lot. ]
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[personal profile] allrounder 2025-03-19 06:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Wow, the petulant tone… all it does is serve to make G’raha’s smile a little bit more self-satisfied. ]

Care to elaborate, friend?

[ He’s gonna get that explanation!!! ]
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[personal profile] allrounder 2025-03-20 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
A small amount of unsolicited advice: do not say things you do not plan to elaborate on. 'Tis a basic courtesy.

[ He's got his arms crossed and everything right now. Yes, he's absolutely scolding Blade. ]
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[personal profile] allrounder 2025-03-20 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, I doubt that. I think you simply do not want to.

[ Which, like. Fair enough. But he's going to make Blade admit it. ]
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[personal profile] allrounder 2025-03-20 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
[ See? He knew it!! ]

Not even to make those you like happy?
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[personal profile] allrounder 2025-03-20 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
[ He bites back a laugh, only because he doesn't want to laugh at Blade's expense and sour his expression even further. ]

'Tis not a terrible thing, that.
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[personal profile] allrounder 2025-03-20 01:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[ graha: he don’t bite ]

I like you as you are right before me.

[ Which is true, and he still likes Blade despite their little tiff in the suite.

Blade doesn’t scare him. ]
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[personal profile] allrounder 2025-03-20 04:29 pm (UTC)(link)
I am choosing not to consider that an insult.

[ Blade looks amused, so he’s taking this as a win. ]

We may disagree on some things, but disagreement breeds opportunity. I learned that lesson long, long ago.
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[personal profile] allrounder 2025-03-20 05:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[ A little smile. ]

I’ve met an assortment of disagreeable individuals.

[ Extremely vague, but Blade has probably noticed this little habit by now—G’raha keeps things vague if he can.

That, of course, doesn’t mean he can’t be called out. ]
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[personal profile] allrounder 2025-03-20 06:00 pm (UTC)(link)
A few individuals I had the misfortune of meeting while working for a city-state.

[ Difficult leaders, that sort of thing. ]

There are several that stand out, however. The Ascians are by far the most difficult individuals I’ve come upon. They worked to sow chaos and destruction with the sole purpose of reuniting our star. [ He crosses his arms. ] ‘Twould have caused billions of deaths, of which we simply could not allow.

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