Forced Honesty

[endcaller]

FORCED HONESTY MEME




You know the drill:

Post with your character.
Your character has to tell the truth and nothing but the truth!

Now interrogate each other.

Comments

Richard Plantagenet | Requiem of the Rose King

[traumaticus]

[blanket warning for slowass tags]

[chimericalclaw]

What do you want out of the defense squad, really?

just as i was about to tag u!!

[traumaticus]

A capable organization that is able and prepared to defend and guard the city from the dangers. Safety should be our priority, no?

>:3

[chimericalclaw]

I won't argue it's not an important initiative. I prefer to leave this place unbroken in every sense possible.

But is that all you, personally, want out of it?

[traumaticus]

Security.

Is that not the same with you and your business endeavors.

[chimericalclaw]

Security, information. Resources. Enough power to control my own situation, as much as this place will allow.

I only wonder if it's not just your own situation you wish to control.

[traumaticus]

That is a quite assumption to make.

[chimericalclaw]

Perhaps. But I don't hear a disagreement.

[traumaticus]

I merely find it telling that you are reflecting your own intentions and ambitions to me.

[chimericalclaw]

I have no intentions of controlling other Chosen, only preventing them from doing any damage to me or our chances of escape.

My only ambition is to return home.

[traumaticus]

And you assume that I wish to control others?

[chimericalclaw]

I think you wish to gather people who are loyal to you.

[traumaticus]

I suppose I could see why you would think that. However, I have learned a long time ago that the Chosen do not wish to build an army and that their loyalties are fickle as we have no shared goal nor culture to bind us. Camaraderies are build upon shared cause.

[chimericalclaw]

One would think stopping these tormentors of ours would be a goal we could all agree on, but you're right, unfortunately. Loyalty takes a long time and considerable effort to achieve, and it can be difficult to even begin building that sort of thing. There's a marked sense of distrust among many of us.

[traumaticus]

One would think so yes. I merely wish to help bring the Chosen together with my efforts. If that speaks of control or power to you, then so be it.

[chimericalclaw]

Hmm. I don't mean that I don't believe your efforts will be worthwhile, or that I'm interested in changing what you're doing. It's a bad habit of mine, trying to learn exactly what makes people tick.

[traumaticus]

I see.

Then what about you? What makes you 'tick ', mr Altius?

[chimericalclaw]

Me? [he smiles.] I want to help people. That's what it boils down to, I think.

[traumaticus]

Then it appears to me that we have the same goal here.

[chimericalclaw]

Which is why I'm happy to collaborate with you, sir.

[traumaticus]

Oh? You truly mean those words? I would be deeply honored to work together and form an alliance with you.

[chimericalclaw]

I do, and I'm glad to hear it. I daresay between us we have a decent chance of convincing others to work alongside us as well, hm?

[traumaticus]

I am always grateful to receive help and support from well established gentleman like yourself. Although, I must admit it is quite rare for someone come to me nowadays, which only makes your proposition all more valuable to me.

And aye, I do not doubt your words. Although, I am interested to hear the terms and conditions for this partnership.

[chimericalclaw]

Rare? That's a bit of a surprise, I admit.

[hm. he pauses to think. he wasn't really thinking of anything more specific than what they're already working together on.]

You can consider it more of an expression of interest for now, I suppose, as we continue our work with the defense squad. But please feel free to call upon me if you have any need of the post office or the medical sector. Perhaps in the future you might encourage your employees and other allies towards a project or two of mine?

[traumaticus]

Is it really? After all you said so yourself, there is a sense of distrust among the Chosen.

[Though the answer makes him smile a little.] Ah, so you wish to trade resources? Very well. I suppose that is fair enough.