week 4; wednesday morning (Ion)

[discardia]

[ This isn't typically a person she seeks out on her own, but given how things have progressed... he's definitely one of the first ones on her mind.

Though it takes a stupid amount of time for her to locate him, she does finally think to check the stables. And-- aha. ]

Ion?

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[fonlines]

Call it a gesture of good faith. [ another small, mild smile. ] Admittedly, I am not quite as personable as my counterpart, but...

In any case, it isn't an obligation. If it is something I would rather not say anything about then I will refrain from answering-- simple as that.

[discardia]

... Your objective.

Is it anything I can help with?

[fonlines]

[ a brief flicker of surprise, then a muted hum of contemplation. ]

... I am to convince others here of something. But... I am unsure of what that something should be.

[discardia]

... Um. Is it something that has to be false?

[fonlines]

... it is. You can imagine, then, why I might want to try to be careful about it.

A harmless, if convincing lie is one thing. Something dangerously misleading, at this point in time, is another thing entirely.

[discardia]

I see... in a sense, that's a very heavy burden you've been given.

[fonlines]

[ ... He just smiles, something tiny but not quite sad, not quite meeting her gaze. ]

It's not the heaviest I've had to wear, I'm sure. I do want to save everyone here. So if the objectives are important to that, like we seem to have agreed... I'll figure something out, perhaps.

[discardia]

All right. If I can help, please let me know.

[ She won't press any further. ]

[fonlines]

It's all right. That you believed in me enough to come to me with this... well, I truly appreciate the faith, and I would be glad if you could continue to do so, despite our circumstances.

[discardia]

If I can continue to be of help, I will.

[ And this she'll say firmly. ]