[ Dion looks almost embarrassed, if he would let that expression fully form. ]
Ah. Shall I endeavour to blend in better?
[ That's largely a joke. He knows he'd be awful at trying, but...if he has to, he could give it a go. Maybe. ]
If you're used to bureaucracy, then you must have a way with words. Words are very powerful. Don’t sell yourself short. Even in whatever shared language we have now.
[ He thinks of his step-mother, of Ultima, whispering words in the darkness that drove his father away from compassionate rule towards tyranny. Those words had worked on Dion himself in other ways, and on countless others. Odin. Titan. They were all fortunate that Clive was less susceptible.
He looks troubled at the monsters thing, eyes on the table in front of him for a moment. ]
People becoming monsters...I have seen something similar, at home. Though that's less monsters and more losing themselves when they have absorbed too much aether.
[ Of course he doesn't mention that he knows what it's like to become a monster, not in control of his actions. If he helps defend against others who lose themselves as such, is that atonement? Likely not, but he couldn't stand to do nothing, not as long as he is still capable.
He misunderstands the lust comment for the moment, but he'll eventually learn the full meaning of that monster thing. ]
Perhaps I should look for a spear, just in case. Though I would prefer to find a way to prevent such a transformation, rather than have to fight those who succumb to it.
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Ah. Shall I endeavour to blend in better?
[ That's largely a joke. He knows he'd be awful at trying, but...if he has to, he could give it a go. Maybe. ]
If you're used to bureaucracy, then you must have a way with words. Words are very powerful. Don’t sell yourself short. Even in whatever shared language we have now.
[ He thinks of his step-mother, of Ultima, whispering words in the darkness that drove his father away from compassionate rule towards tyranny. Those words had worked on Dion himself in other ways, and on countless others. Odin. Titan. They were all fortunate that Clive was less susceptible.
He looks troubled at the monsters thing, eyes on the table in front of him for a moment. ]
People becoming monsters...I have seen something similar, at home. Though that's less monsters and more losing themselves when they have absorbed too much aether.
[ Of course he doesn't mention that he knows what it's like to become a monster, not in control of his actions. If he helps defend against others who lose themselves as such, is that atonement? Likely not, but he couldn't stand to do nothing, not as long as he is still capable.
He misunderstands the lust comment for the moment, but he'll eventually learn the full meaning of that monster thing. ]
Perhaps I should look for a spear, just in case. Though I would prefer to find a way to prevent such a transformation, rather than have to fight those who succumb to it.