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--- sessions:worldbuilding:2023-05-22 [2024/01/26 13:11] – shyriath
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 "And resolving it is not merely a matter of time and preparation. Waiting, increasingly, compounds the danger. The longer one sits in a fortress they think impregnable, the harder it becomes to convince oneself to maintain the watch and keep the weapons sharp."}}
+{{wst>reh|The claim that those five were killed purely in self-defense, and had nothing to do with Dlyss's own plans, certainly felt like a deliberate reinterpretation of the facts -- though whether Dlyss was trying to mislead Teneth or merely herself wasn't entirely clear. "A valid interpretation, I suppose," he replied with a noncommital shrug.
+The structure of her mind was fascinating, though. Emotions were present, certainly, but she simply deliberately ignored them, funneling them all off to a corner hidden away from her conscious thought. If he were a mentalist of a less scrupulous persuasion, the temptation to turn that tiny box of trauma inside-out just to see what would happen would be nearly overwhelming. He made a mental note to keep a close eye on it, should Dlyss accept his offer -- putting traumatic stimuli into a box didn't really make them go //away//.
+//Interesting, though, that she would categorize her emotions in the same manner as trauma. Does she not know how to process them?//
+Her thoughts were so fascinating that when she finally spoke again, it came as a mild shock, and it took Teneth a moment to switch back to the conversation. "... It is quite a puzzle, isn't it?" he replied, mentally prodding at the perspective Dlyss had shared. "How being too successful at repelling outside attention can end up backfiring, that is." After a lengthy pause, he concluded: "So you believe our current protections are merely delaying the inevitable?"}}
+{{wst>shyriath|"And worsening its effect," Dlyss added meticulously. "And neither the Council nor the general population seem moved enough to seriously address this. And yet, something must be done; and if no one else is willing to direct that effort, then it falls upon those of us who take it seriously. I believe that what Sakuth saw in me was a determination to take... independent action."
+She watched Teneth's face closely. "What constitutes that is a complicated question, because I am investing in various lines of approach. I have recently hired a lifegiver-alchemist in an effort to develop biologically-based defenses around the Citadel. One of my employees is a Writer of linking books, and-" There was a faint twitch in expression as some uneasiness leaked from her emotion-box. "-somewhat against my better judgment, we have been investigating the possibilities present in other worlds. Some of the Friends of the Future who are trustworthy and able to camouflage themselves seek opportunities to alter the political landscape among the Unchosen. And so on."}}