opening_act | Act 1, Scene 1: Pleasant Boy

Act 1, Scene 1: Pleasant Boy

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Feisty!

I have been known to be headstrong at times.

Hm~ Well! You wanted an alliance, right?

I'll ask you to do something, and we'll see how well you do! I wanted to gauge what the people were like on your end too, this time.

I think there's some people that you should watch out for. I didn't just wall you off, you know? I think the most desperate are probably going to try for Azzy's camp.

Oh, I have no doubt. That is human nature.

But if you are also interested in fighting the man with the gun, then I'm sure we could work something out. What would you have me do?

Find someone that's going to try for Azzy's camp, and take them down. Can I trust you with that?

Is this something he will propose to the group soon? And what would you consider to be sufficiently taking someone down in a world where injuries and even death are impermanent? Would preventing them from joining him suffice?

I don't think that's likely. Azzy likes the personal touch.

Preventing would work! So would tagging them with some sort of recorder to report back to us, or getting them to play both sides. Whatever you think suits the situation.

So he'll be recruiting privately as well...

I am certainly not opposed to talking someone down or planting a bug. That reminds me, actually; are our dorms bugged?

They shouldn't be, unless one of you did it.

No, I shouldn't think so. Not at this point. But I'll keep the possibility in mind in the future.

Since we're no longer being coy here, what is your endgame?