Look - I know you want to find this person, and I'm willing to give you hints gradually for you to get there. But you can't ask me to compromise too much of my integrity in ratting someone out like that. I'm not going to be despicable, not even for you.
But I also don't plan on letting them get off easy for what they did to you either. I'm still angry. That hasn't changed.
Yeah, yeah. Don’t pitch your morals under a bus for my sake.
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Still, if you can keep being a magnet for people to run along and confess all their powers too, that makes things easier in the long run. Shadows’ lot can’t keep quiet forever.
... but he doesn't really trade away his information either. I'm pretty open to whoever wants to know, the only problem with me now is that there's a line of people I owe.
I think that's just the sort of person he is, but I don't know if his luck with this is more or less than yours. [ although this is an al character. too powerful. ]
Mm. He only told me more when I told him more. Equal information exchange.
No... I don't care that much, if I'm to be honest. Unless he's been Black Shadows this entire time, in which case I plan on dunking him into the lake with the monster myself.
[probably not joking]
I don't want to make people feel as though they're obligated to give me anything.
You know I can't tell you. [ less of an admonishment, more just plain fact. ]
Stop thinking of it as obligation, and think of it as mutually beneficial sharing. Get something out of it for yourself, but guaranteed rather than just based on good will.
I do think of it that way - but in Akira's case, I've already told him everything. If he wants to share with me, that'll be his choice. I'm not going to strong-arm him into it.
[but she waves a hand]
As is, I still need more information. I think we all do. Kara and I were going to split who we ask after now...
... I can probably share my information with Chatterbox now. Who have you asked? At least I can just go and prod some of the people you haven't checked yet and maybe cut the process down and bit.
[ah - she actually looks pleased at that. ash is on the exact same page.]
Mm! That's exactly what we're doing. I don't know if you need to share with him if you don't want to - but that's your choice.
Otherwise we're regrouping every Thursday where we'll cover whose information we got in the past week, and then agreeing to get two people that we'll ask in the next week. That way we won't cover the same ground.
I was hoping you'd agree.
[she wasn't technically trying to lead him here? but? he offered himself? so.
[ lili, puppet-stringing all the boys to the yard and they're like d'ya wanna gather info damn right, i wanna gather info i could share my info with you, but the consequences kinda suck actually ]
It's more efficient than picking at random and doubling up. And it's fine, I'm kinda curious about his deal too so it's a win/win.
Mm... well, I know that we've been allies and we've been mostly working toward the same things since the beginning...
But this is asking you to be a lot more open about something you might want to keep close to the chest, and I'm not blind enough to not acknowledge that.
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[she regrets her joke!]
.... today....
[ . . . . ]
Look - I know you want to find this person, and I'm willing to give you hints gradually for you to get there. But you can't ask me to compromise too much of my integrity in ratting someone out like that. I'm not going to be despicable, not even for you.
But I also don't plan on letting them get off easy for what they did to you either. I'm still angry. That hasn't changed.
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[ ... ]
Still, if you can keep being a magnet for people to run along and confess all their powers too, that makes things easier in the long run. Shadows’ lot can’t keep quiet forever.
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[she can have it both ways.
but the next thing he says just seems to confuse her gently.]
... they can't, but.... I think you're also overestimating how much people trust me.
[like. ????]
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[ ... ]
Nah, they just keep wandering up to you randomly and deciding they'll tell you.
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[but she like. will make sure that ash gets a chance to beat up whoever cursed him.
though at that statement she blinks]
... sometimes they do.... but that's not a very common thing to happen to me either.
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[ accept your fate, lili. ]
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[she assumes,]
... but he doesn't really trade away his information either. I'm pretty open to whoever wants to know, the only problem with me now is that there's a line of people I owe.
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Mm. He only told me more when I told him more. Equal information exchange.
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He didn't tell me his team... but he knows everything about mine....
Ugh, he's so mean.
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I volunteered the extra info later on. You could always just try asking him again at this point.
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No... I don't care that much, if I'm to be honest. Unless he's been Black Shadows this entire time, in which case I plan on dunking him into the lake with the monster myself.
[probably not joking]
I don't want to make people feel as though they're obligated to give me anything.
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Stop thinking of it as obligation, and think of it as mutually beneficial sharing. Get something out of it for yourself, but guaranteed rather than just based on good will.
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I do think of it that way - but in Akira's case, I've already told him everything. If he wants to share with me, that'll be his choice. I'm not going to strong-arm him into it.
[but she waves a hand]
As is, I still need more information. I think we all do. Kara and I were going to split who we ask after now...
But would you be willing to do the same?
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And not double work by asking the same people.
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Mm! That's exactly what we're doing. I don't know if you need to share with him if you don't want to - but that's your choice.
Otherwise we're regrouping every Thursday where we'll cover whose information we got in the past week, and then agreeing to get two people that we'll ask in the next week. That way we won't cover the same ground.
I was hoping you'd agree.
[she wasn't technically trying to lead him here? but? he offered himself? so.
:D ]
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and they're like d'ya wanna gather info
damn right, i wanna gather info
i could share my info with you, but the consequences kinda suck actually ]
It's more efficient than picking at random and doubling up. And it's fine, I'm kinda curious about his deal too so it's a win/win.
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Mm! Then I look forward to working with you.
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[SHE STILL INSISTS.]
Mm... well, I know that we've been allies and we've been mostly working toward the same things since the beginning...
But this is asking you to be a lot more open about something you might want to keep close to the chest, and I'm not blind enough to not acknowledge that.
[so like.
she's grateful.
even if she doesn't put it into as many words.]
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It's not like we have the luxury of not sharing what we can now.
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Perhaps not.
It still does not stir some people from their complacency.
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[she is so
small and angry]
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she.
places her palm against his?]
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