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[charming_jerk]

[GUESS WHO'S BEING AWKWARD OVER THE NETWORK AGAIN, DINGDING YOU ARE CORRECT. Johnny hates asking for help. Hates it. But he's at a loss here.]

So, uh. I need someone's help with somethin'. I don't expect anyone to volunteer for this. I mean, I sure as hell wouldn't but I dunno how else to do this shit. Maybe, like, I can get a volunteer and someone else can play ref...

Anyway. Um. So this place let me keep the power I used to have, except they made it suck less. Thing is, I still don't know how to use it too well, an' it ain't like a physical weapon I can just go and train with. Basically I... talk people into doin' stuff. All I gotta do is look at 'em and talk to 'em, and they'll pretty much do whatever I say. Least, that's how it used to go. I dunno how strong it is, what people will or won't do, things like that. And I kinda wanna know, in case I ever, ya know, need to use it against the "bad guys", I guess.

...

Now ya know why no one's gonna volunteer. But if anyone's got any suggestions, lemme know?

Comments

[permatext]

[stonefaith]

[ oh look who got called here by roslyn.... ]

roslyn had better not come to any harm.

Re: [permatext]

[charming_jerk]

ain't planning on any but if you wanna be there when it happens, by all means, go for it

[stonefaith]

i won't be able. [ HE'LL BE DRUNK. also wants to be nowhere near any mind-controlly shenanigans, not after lance.... ] i trust that the others will.

[charming_jerk]

send a whole army over if you want her to be safe. the more the fricking merrier

[stonefaith]

That sounds like a challenge.

[charming_jerk]

do whatever makes your ass happy, I don't care. i'm not out to turn all of the initiative into my slaves and i'm more than glad to prove it

[stonefaith]

Then if I do not hear back from Roslyn or any of the others in time, I will come and find you.

[charming_jerk]

fine by me. she won't get hurt, i swear it.

[boughtabookstore]

I'll be fine. He seems like a decent kid.

[deadelfwalking]

Roslyn. I would be there for this demonstration. [he pronounces 'demonstration' like one might say 'baby eating'.]

[boughtabookstore]

I have no objections. Why, though?

[deadelfwalking]

Because I have my reservations on this matter, and I would not see you come to harm.

[boughtabookstore]

I see. It's appreciated. I'll let you know when it will happen.

[deadelfwalking]

My thanks.

[boughtabookstore]

And mine.

threadjackin' abounds

[seamend]

Koltira. I would be happy to see you accompany miss Roslyn along with me. However I believe this is a matter to be handled peaceably. [ a.k.a. worried about your tone, there, friend ]

[deadelfwalking]

Yes, yes. I hear you.

[not really.]

[seamend]

Mn. Then I know I can trust you to keep the young man's well being in mind as well as miss Roslyn's. [ :| right? ]

[deadelfwalking]

Certainly.

[maybe.]

[stonefaith]

i wouldn't trust anyone who could enslave you.

[boughtabookstore]

He should learn how to control it, we should learn what it entails and how to stop it in the event of misuse, and I'm one of the least powerful people on this island.

But thank you.

[stonefaith]

you're one of the least powerful people on this island. [ HA HA, ROS. V. FUNNY. ] doesn't matter. doesn't make you expendable.

[boughtabookstore]

Everyone knows what's going on. This is entirely public. He would be a fool to do anything to me.

And I don't think he's the kind to, anyways.

[private]

[stonefaith]

[ oh yeah speaking of public. ]

And what if he is a fool? there are people out there who don't give a damn about who knows what they've done.

[private]

[boughtabookstore]

That is why Aileen is coming. As insurance.

And Koltira now as well, apparently.