It's-- well, it's a lot of pressure to be under. It makes people less willing to speak up, too, which just puts us under more pressure, until we start pointing fingers.
...I think we did. For what it's worth, I made sure to look her over that week as well, and I was assisting her. If she'd overlooked anything on purpose, I feel relatively sure I would have noticed something was off.
I've been hearing rumors about it... That maybe it's actually kind of important to do these. It could lead to us getting more information about this place.
So I thought I'd try to prioritize them a bit more, and maybe help other people with theirs, too.
I think it could help, yes. Just- be careful. As I'm sure you heard at trial, some of them get a little... they're sort of questionable, at best, sometimes.
[sometimes you knock out a tiefling.]
But since they can't be discussed beforehand, just try not to question people too much if they ask you for something strange but harmless enough.
Yeah... I know. Some of them are actually really sketchy. I think that's all the more reason to try to look into them more, though. Some idiot might do something stupid without realizing there's a less harmful way to go about it.
But... so long as the task doesn't require deception, you can usually ask someone for help, especially for dumb stuff like "do someone's hair" or "swap clothes with somebody." Or you could ask someone to help you think of a way to deceive someone else. So long as you don't go blabbing in public, 'cause then there'd be no one left to actually do it to.
Alphinaud is pretty easy to push around. I thought about doing that before, but realized it might be kind of mean to do right before a trial. Like, pretty sure I'll drop him.
[also, he was injured recently? apparently that's not as much of a factor in the meanness of it.]
I also wonder if "someone" could be, like, an animal. Tried to get Caleb to lend me Frumpkin to try it, but we got interrupted. [tch.]
I don't mind picking on the guy for something like this, but...
[she says like she needs much convincing to be a bully]
We might want to think about stuff like that, for those really sketchy assignments. Looking for loopholes to technically complete them... that might be the key to avoiding some nasty situations.
I intended to do that for one of mine, but it ended up not being necessary. I do agree, though-- it should be something done carefully, rather than just blindly following those instructions.
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At least there's no real stakes in theorizing about it now. Honestly, it's harder to think straight when you know a miss could get someone killed.
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[she drags a hand through her hair.] ... I think we got it cleared up, anyway.
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[they have to have people willing to say something or they'll just. never go anywhere.]
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... Hey, this probably sounds like a weird time to bring this up, but are you keeping up with that extra credit stuff?
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[she gives rita a curious look there, though.]
Why do you ask?
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So I thought I'd try to prioritize them a bit more, and maybe help other people with theirs, too.
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I think it could help, yes. Just- be careful. As I'm sure you heard at trial, some of them get a little... they're sort of questionable, at best, sometimes.
[sometimes you knock out a tiefling.]
But since they can't be discussed beforehand, just try not to question people too much if they ask you for something strange but harmless enough.
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But... so long as the task doesn't require deception, you can usually ask someone for help, especially for dumb stuff like "do someone's hair" or "swap clothes with somebody." Or you could ask someone to help you think of a way to deceive someone else. So long as you don't go blabbing in public, 'cause then there'd be no one left to actually do it to.
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[a little nod, at that.]
If you run into any that you need help with-- I'll be here if you need me.
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[she checks her phone and frowns...]
... Don't think I can do this one with you, though. Or... most people here, actually. [she winces. any of them??]
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[rita? what have they given you.]
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"Pick someone up over your shoulder like a sack of potatoes."
[...]
...I can't lift any of you people!!
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I-- uh, I suppose they are meant to be-- somewhat difficult.
[okay, she's good, she's composed she's fine it's fine.]
Mabel, maybe? Or Alphinaud?
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[also, he was injured recently? apparently that's not as much of a factor in the meanness of it.]
I also wonder if "someone" could be, like, an animal. Tried to get Caleb to lend me Frumpkin to try it, but we got interrupted. [tch.]
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[she says like she needs much convincing to be a bully]
We might want to think about stuff like that, for those really sketchy assignments. Looking for loopholes to technically complete them... that might be the key to avoiding some nasty situations.
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