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- ===CONTINUE===
- Imulva_Acruxi
- "An.d ye.t, th.ey wou.ld n.ot b.e abl.e t.o reco.gnize th.e mov.ements assoc.iated wi.th a tr.oll sli.cing the.ir ski.n t.o sh.ow bl.ood co.lor? T.o eit.her instan.tly recogni.ze th.e pe.rson a.s th.e hei.ress, o.r fai.ling tha.t, no.tice th.at sh.e i.s a viol.etblood, an.d ha.s n.o re.ason t.o d.o su.ch a th.ing?"
- Astrea_Bastet
- "They won't know the conversation that takes place with a camera, plus you sure did not notice who I was instantly despite all the wanted posteres."
- Imulva_Acruxi
- "An.d w.ould th.ey n.ot kn.ow th.e he.iress be.tter th.an th.e pos.ters, a.nd ha.ve h.er appe.arance dri.lled int.o th.eir mi.nds an.d algo.rithms, s.o th.ey c.ould reco.gnize h.er immedi.ately?"
- Astrea_Bastet
- "That would be rather difficult to do as the heiress would know to disguise her face and keep it disguised"
- Imulva_Acruxi
- "Th.e he.iress w.ould pres.umably b.e ab.le t.o b.e reco.gnized b.y h.er ha.ir, ho.rns, an.d fash.ion sen.se, an.d b.y th.e beha.vioral tend.encies gr.anted b.y be.ing i.n su.ch a hi.gh b.lood cas.te."
- Astrea_Bastet
- "Horn disguises exist, and what behavioral tendancies are you referring to?"
- Imulva_Acruxi
- "Th.e tend.encies o.f ac.ting li.ke a.n ov.erly gr.andiose, pro.ud, enti.tled atten.tion see.ker, du.e t.o he.r b.lood co.lor, ev.en i.f sh.e do.es n.ot ho.ld an.y po.wer."
- Astrea_Bastet
- "Uh huh. Interesting instant definitions."
- Imulva_Acruxi
- "Do.es com.mitting wh.at mu.st b.e excep.tionally pe.tty crim.es, wh.ich, a.s I ma.y n.ote, ha.ve res.ulted i.n th.e appe.arance o.f a want.ed pos.ter, br.inging a.n inor.dinate am.ount o.f att.ention to.wards he.r, n.ot co.unt a.s atten.tion seek.ing beha,vior?"
- Astrea_Bastet
- "It might if you consider it from that perspective without knowing the heiress herself. There is also likely cause she didn't do it just for the attention and others put it on their so that the highbloods could get more riled up"
- Imulva_Acruxi
- "I.f th.at i.s tru.e, th.en I mu.st a.sk wh.y th.e he.iress ha.s b.een sac.rificed f.or th.e emp.ress's pla.ns, a.nd wh.y th.e empr.ess wis.hes t.o hav.e th.e high.bloods infu.riated to.wards so.meone o.f h.er sam.e cast.e."
- Astrea_Bastet
- "Let us assume the Heiress wants to change Alternia, that she wants the best for it truly. As just an assumption"
- "If she wanted equality than the Empress and Highbloods would oppose that to maintain their status quo"
- "Thus a bounty would be created and send her into hiding"
- Imulva_Acruxi
- "An.d le.t u.s dis.regard th.e assump.tion th.at a he.iress c.ould ev.er b.e capab.le o.f legit.itmately wan.ting t.o h.elp lowb.loods an.d equ.ality, o.r th.at a.ny o.f th.e crim.es pre.sented i.n th.e boun.ty a.re n.ot exagge.rated t.o av.oid s.eeming utte.rly pe.tty.
- (("))
- Astrea_Bastet
- "Why disregard that if I was simply putting it up to make a topic of discussion?"
- Imulva_Acruxi
- "Be.cause ha.ving a d.iscussion ba.sed o.n su.ch a fool.ish assump.tion i.s poin.tless."
- Astrea_Bastet
- "And the assumption that she is petty is better?"
- Imulva_Acruxi
- "Y.es, be.cause i.t wi.ll n.ot le.ad t.o th.e pot.ential ha.rm cau.sed b.y blind.ly tru.sting th.at sh.e i.s n.ot."
- Astrea_Bastet
- "And if she is not?"
- Imulva_Acruxi
- "I.t i.s sti.ll i.ll-ad.vised t.o tru.st th.at sh.e i.s n.ot, sin.ce i.t wi.ll mak.e on.e le.ss wa.ry t.o oth.er pot.ential untr.ustworthy tr.aits th.at sh.e ma.y pos.sess."
- Astrea_Bastet
- "Such as?"
- Imulva_Acruxi
- "Sure.ly y.ou mu.st b.e fami.lar wi.th th.e exis.tence o.f wo.rse fl.aws th.an pettin.ess."
- Astrea_Bastet
- "Of course I am. There are plenty: Sadism, Lust, greed, anger, etc."
- Imulva_Acruxi
- "Do.es th.at etcet.era inc.lude tend.encies to.ward betr.ayal, a.long wi.th mur.derous an.d ot.her gene.rally evi.l ac.tions?"
- Astrea_Bastet
- "It would"
- Imulva_Acruxi
- "I.n th.at ca.se, yo.u mu.st conc.lude th.at i.t i.s th.e wis.est cour.se o.f ac.tion t.o ne.ver le.t do.wn on.e's gua.rd ag.ainst ev.il, simpl.y be.cause th.e exi.stence o.f a l.esser e.vil h.as b.een di.sproven."
- Astrea_Bastet
- "It is a wise course of action to be wary and question, however it is also unwise not to be open to people being able to be different and actually be what they say they are. If you close up all bridges, there can be no change nor progress and stangation occurs"
- Imulva_Acruxi
- "Th.ere i.s pro.gress o.ccuring. I.t i.s n.ot a brid.ge betw.een stagn.ation an.d possibi.lity. I.t i.s a bri.dge betwe.en sur.vival an.d potent.ial mo.rtal dang.er."
- Astrea_Bastet
- "And what progress is occuring?"
- Imulva_Acruxi
- "Th.e fa.ct th.at lowb.loods ha.ve n.ot bee.n compl.etely elim.inated fr.om exis.tence a.nd a.re a.llowed t.o li.ve ins.tead o.f be.ing he.ld capt.ive?"
- Astrea_Bastet
- "I am pretty sure we both can agree that some art held captive and it is deplorable."
- Imulva_Acruxi
- "Tha.t i.s tr.ue, bu.t th.e fa.ct th.at I a.m all.owed t.o wal.k free.ly, an.d mos.t low.bloods a.re allo.wed t.o li.ve i.nside th.e citi.es an.d n.ot impr.isoned, indi.cates pro.gress."
- Astrea_Bastet
- "Not really, a prison doesn't have to look like one to be one. I am sure we are both aware that it only takes one little annoyance for some unwarranted punishment occurs"
- Imulva_Acruxi
- "A.h, ye.s. An.d w.e a.re allo.wed t.o li.ve i.n hi.ves aft.er o.ur wriggl.ing da.y, a.s opp.osed t.o be.ing for.ced in.to cap.tivity imm.ediately."
- Astrea_Bastet
- "Some are sadly not so lucky"
- Imulva_Acruxi
- "Be.cause th.e emp.ress i.s cu.lling th.ose wh.o exp.ress def.ects a.t su.ch a youn.g ag.e. Mo.st d.o n.ot ha.ve su.ch def.ects."
- Astrea_Bastet
- "Of course most don't have genetic defects, but that doesn't mean some won't be raised as simply slaves rather than allowed to build a hive and gain companionship."
- Imulva_Acruxi
- "O.f co.urse. Desp.ite i.t be.ing inc.redibly irr.ational, du.e t.o th.e ins.ufficient capabi.lities o.f t.he y.oungest gr.ubs."
- Imulva_Acruxi
- ((Drag?))
- ((If you want to pause this again, we can))
- Astrea_Bastet
- [sorry
- [was just thinking for a moment
- Imulva_Acruxi
- ((It's fine))
- Astrea_Bastet
- "Indeed, the poor grubs will never know their lusus."
- Imulva_Acruxi
- "I.s n.ot know.ing th.em n.ot bet.ter tha.n ha.ving th.em crue.lly ripp.ed awa.y la.ter i.n th.eir li.ves?"
- Astrea_Bastet
- "No the later is worse"
- Imulva_Acruxi
- "The.n I be.lieve w.e a.re i.n agr.eement."
- Astrea_Bastet
- "About the grubs, yes"
- Imulva_Acruxi
- "How.ever, w.e a.re n.ot i.n agr.eement ab.out subje.cts rel.ated t.o th.e na.ture o.f th.e upp.er cas.tes a.nd y.our ludic.rous cla.im o.f be.ing th.e he.iress."
- Astrea_Bastet
- "That is also correct."
- Imulva_Acruxi
- "I be.lieve w.e mu.st n.ow com.e t.o a concl.usion o.n th.ose subje.cts."
- Astrea_Bastet
- "Very Well"
- Imulva_Acruxi
- "I.t i.s evid.ent, gi.ven th.e po.ints th.at I ha.ve alr.eady li.ned ou.t, tha.t y.ou a.re n.ot th.e he.iress."
- Imulva_Acruxi
- "Th.e curr.ent sta.te o.f ou.r soci.ety an.d m.y ow.n memo.ry sh.ould b.e en.ough t.o pro.ve m.y be.lief th.at highb.loods a.re monstr.ous."
- Astrea_Bastet
- "The state of our society is rather terrible, that I will agree upon. However i will still call myself the heiress because I am. The blood i dripped is not fact nor colored, and my desire to help our society be better is true."
- fake*
- Imulva_Acruxi
- "Th.en y.ou a.re de.ranged, me.rely ope.rating o.n t.he b.elief th.at y.ou a.re d.oing go.od, a.nd h.ave someh.ow manag.ed t.o re.trieve b.lood f.rom th.e he.iress's lu.sus."
- Astrea_Bastet
- "I am not deranged, I am quite sane of mind. And no, it is my own blood and my own color."
- Imulva_Acruxi
- "The.n y.ou a.re ly.ing, f.or wh.ich rea.sons I d.o n.ot kn.ow."
- Astrea_Bastet
- "I'm not lying either"
- Imulva_Acruxi
- "Th.en m.y concl.usion th.at y.ou a.re ins.ane ho.lds tru.e."
- Astrea_Bastet
- "It does not for I am quite sane, you are merely making assumptions based upon false evidence you claim to have proven"
- Imulva_Acruxi
- "Wh.at pro.of ne.eds t.o b.e giv.en, bey.ond wh.at I ha.ve alr.eady discu.ssed? An.d w.hy i.s log.ically fol.lowing ev.idence t.o i.ts conc.lusion ma.ke m.e wro.ng?"
- Astrea_Bastet
- Astrea holds out her arm, rolling up the sleeve "Than take a cut and see if your evidence holds water"
- Imulva_Acruxi
- ((could we wrap this up soon or pause it))
- Astrea_Bastet
- [I'll try to]
- Imulva_Acruxi
- "N.o. Y.ou ha.ve mo.st cer.tainly uti.lized wh.atever me.ans avai.lable t.o yo.u t.o ex.tend y.our disg.uise t.o y.our a.rms."
- Astrea_Bastet
- "You will have to explain how that is possible"
- Imulva_Acruxi
- "B.y conc.ealing pa.ckets o.f fa.lse b.lood u.p th.e len.gth o.f y.our a.rm, th.en co.vering th.em i.n a lo.ng, tigh.t glo.ve o.r sle.eve ma.de o.f gr.ay pse.udo-sk.in ma.terial."
- Astrea_Bastet
- "That is an absurd length to go to and dipping heavily into the realms of fantasy. Go ahead and feel I don't care, cause at this point this is just looping in circles. I will keep saying the same words that I know are true"
- Imulva_Acruxi
- "Y.es, y.ou wi.ll, be.cause y.ou be.lieve y.our li.es a.re tru.e, a.nd ha.ve n.ot be.en sha.ken b.y m.y attemp.ts t.o elimina.te th.em."
- Astrea_Bastet
- "Why would I be shaken by you telling me things that are not true?"
- Imulva_Acruxi
- "I me.ant th.at y.our be.liefs a.nd del.usions w.ould b.e sha.ken b.y m.y wo.rds."
- "An.d I spe.ak th.e tru.th."
- ((So, uh, I don't think I can keep this going))
- Astrea_Bastet
- [yeah...I'm kinda like...
- [This is going terribly and...I don't know what to do?
- [I just don't know what to say or anything
- Imulva_Acruxi
- ((I'm getting tired enough to start botching up Imulva's speech))
- Astrea_Bastet
- [I dunno I feel like this meeting has gone horrible and they have no reason to actually speak to one another ever]
- [All we've done is spent hours bickering and that's it
- Imulva_Acruxi
- ((Well, Imulva is still convinced that Astrea is pretending to be the heiress disguised as a violetblood))
- ((She'd naturally want to know about that sort of stuff))
- Astrea_Bastet
- [I dunno how to convince her otherwise, I'm not good at this]
- Imulva_Acruxi
- ((You're doing fine. Just use some creativity.))
- Astrea_Bastet
- [I got nothing]
- Imulva_Acruxi
- ((Should we try pausing and coming back to this later, or no?))
- Astrea_Bastet
- [Hm...I'll end it here
- Imulva_Acruxi
- ((Okay then. Let's figure out what to do with this later on.))
- * Astrea_Bastet groans "Ugh this is going nowhere with this, I'm gonna take my stroll. If you wish to speak again my handle is futileProtection."
- Imulva_Acruxi
- "I sh.all div.ert m.y rou.te t.o av.oid inter.fering wi.th y.our stro.ll, an.d t.o ens.ure th.at m.y fer.ret do.es n.ot ve.nture an.y far.ther int.o th.e wa.ter th.an h.e alre.ady h.as. Fa.rewell."
- * Astrea_Bastet waves as she simply walks forward "Farewell"
- Imulva_Acruxi
- ((just imagine that her ferret has been splashing in the waves throughout this whole ordeal))
- Astrea_Bastet
- ===END===
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