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[burnsbright]

I see you did go with a panthac. [sigh] And you've been drawing them. No, don't inflict that on anyone, you haven't worked it out yet.

So be it. But are you really going to remember how to write à for its name? You can't even remember how æ goes. You had to look both of them up to make them work here. More practice. And I'd have used a nickname for it anyway. Calling part of myself "Tràkata" or any of the others you thought of is practically advertising.

You're still going to have to think more about what I would do if the Traitor appears. "His son has a talk with me" is a start, and that's all.

Anything else? [...] Sometimes, people don't like me. Does it matter in the end? You've got Photoshop now and you were always complaining about the coloration of my PB being irregular... Figure something out there.

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[deshabille]

[ And that's why she likes Scout. Of course it doesn't matter. ]

I doubt it. Sometimes plenty of people don't like plenty of people.

[burnsbright]

You talking war, or just cynicism?

[deshabille]

Why not both?

But not in the Observatory. Too small for war. Skirmishes, yes.

[burnsbright]

Could be a battleground. War comes to small places too, and it's not restricted to land.

[deshabille]

I notice you're jinxing it. Much appreciated.

Then again, maybe that was me.

[ so dry: ] You don't think the staff will protect you from any conflict that should arise?

[burnsbright]

It's better to be prepared.

[She gives zero indication about just what she's responding to.]

[deshabille]

So I'm learning.

[burnsbright]

I don't know about being an employee. Apparently if I get in I'm not going to be popular with the nurses. [Fighting with her own dæmon before someone can talk to her is going to be a great first impression.] Besides, staying in one place for too long makes you complacent.

[deshabille]

That's the beauty of it. Lots of places to go with a step and the touch of a button.

[burnsbright]

Most of which have no fear of the Empire.

It seems cowardly somehow. But I've been running from them anyway, and if it looks like I'm not making it back...

[deshabille]

You'd have to try a lot harder to be a proper coward. Trust me.

[burnsbright]

What definition are you going by?

[deshabille]

Not the one that defines it as self-preservation.

[burnsbright]

Hmm. Time was I didn't have any of that, or not much.

[deshabille]

And how did that work out for you?

[burnsbright]

Someone I respect said "No, you should live". And I've ended up bruised less often since, but I miss it a little.

[deshabille]

Recklessness has a certain appeal, but breathing's better.

[burnsbright]

Maybe. I don't sleep as well at night, but that could be because there's fewer anesthetics.

[deshabille]

Soldiers generally don't. I'd get used to it.

[burnsbright]

I'm not a soldier. At best I'm a scout.

We sleep in little naps through the day, anyway.

[deshabille]

Close enough. And I'll amend: soldiers generally don't sleep well.