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[monkofdreams]

Greetings Mun,

I would ask that you reconsider removing me from my temple, it must be maintained for any weary travelers in need of rest and shelter.

I would hate to not be there if someone needed me.

…actually now that I think about it, I haven’t asked you about your needs. I apologize.

Shall we rest and reflect together? Perhaps there are more dreams to be had here.

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Well I had to

[itstillhurt]

I agree.

Leave this relic in her temple of petty tricks where she belongs.

Yaaaay!

[monkofdreams]

Oh…hello again Princess.

I hope you’ve been…well?

[itstillhurt]

Oh, am I to endure these games again? We both know you're not some kindly monk, so spare me.

[monkofdreams]

What we both know is I am more than I appear.

As are you Princess.

If kindness is what you need then it is what I am.

[itstillhurt]

And yet it didn't work. Funny, isn't it, how every spirit trick you tried on me failed.

Maybe you're just not very good at this.

[monkofdreams]

Perhaps.

But when last we met, as you defeated me and took your leave I must know…

…how did you feel?

[itstillhurt]

[... There's a momentary pause, a fractional flaw in the composed mask, but it vanishes almost immediately.]

Mostly, I was annoyed that you'd wasted my time, and perhaps offended that you thought me easy prey. Though I certainly felt some measure of triumph that I'd once again bested my enemy.

[monkofdreams]

[A look of relief flits over her more monstrous smile.]

Who could ever confuse you for easy prey?

Your needs and desires were too complicated for anyone to predict, especially a silly old woman alone in the woods.

[itstillhurt]

[The smile doesn't shift, but the narrow look she fixes her with could curdle milk.]

Is this the new game, then? Flattery? This might be your most insulting trick yet.

[monkofdreams]

Can it be Flattery and be truthful?

I am who I am in my nature. I cannot change that.

You are not bound by such weaknesses.

I find myself once again feeling the urge to apologize for Azula being the Worst.

[itstillhurt]

Another weakness that I'm not bound by? Being gullible. I know when I'm being manipulated, I'm better at it than you.

Please, you're amazing. I knew what I was getting into when I made this muse.

[monkofdreams]

So skillful you can even manipulate yourself.

You may think of me as some kind of trick or lie meant to deceive you, but we both know who your biggest enemy has been.

[itstillhurt]

Hmph. I never claimed you were my greatest enemy. You're not nearly so significant.

[She's pointedly ignoring the other half of her obvious meaning, of course.]

[monkofdreams]

Oh that's wonderful to hear!

My purpose is to fade from significance in peoples lives after all. I give them what they need and then they are free to move on without whatever was burdening them.

I am someone best left forgotten.

[itstillhurt]

Once again, we agree. The world will certainly be better off when nobody remembers you existed.

[monkofdreams]

Oh come now Princess, you shouldn’t be cruel to yourself. You’re more then a nobody.

[itstillhurt]

Hmph. I'll have forgotten you within a year. You're not even one of my the enemies I consider dangerous.

[monkofdreams]

That’s very kind of you. I’ve grown far too attached to you to want to be dangerous.

[itstillhurt]

Oh, really?

When last we met, you said I was such a monster that I'd somehow forced you to become one. You'll excuse my skepticism.

[monkofdreams]

Did I now?

I wonder why you would have needed a monster in that moment.

Do you still feel like a monster now?

[itstillhurt]

[And that prompts another crack in the armor, a look of sudden and instinctive fury washing over her face for the briefest of seconds before being subsumed by her practiced smirk once again.]

You didn't show me what I needed then, and you aren't showing me what I need now. Whatever your real goal may be, I can at least see that much.

[monkofdreams]

Perhaps your needs are too complex for a simple spirit like me.

[She is infuriatingly calm for the time being, a little concerned from the tone of her voice but trying to be more in control then last time. After all she had no idea what she was dealing with last time. She's had some time to think about that night since.]

But I'm more then willing to try again.

Indulge yourself, what do you think you need to feel better then you did when you found me waiting for you in the forest?

[teamastergeneral]

It is refreshing to see such consideration given to others.