[ She looked him up and down. It's not quite as derisive, but it is... confused. ]
Clearly the story does not have such a...hold over your world, does it? [ Her fingertips tapped against her elbow, and she wondered how to describe such a thing to a man who could not see them laid out before him. Even without the power, she can feel the nudges -- faint though they were here -- or perhaps it is only a lingering instinct. Is there truly a difference? ]
It is not stories, darling, but the Story of your action. Gods Below, it's like talking to Catherine when she was the Squire.
[ She held a hand to the bridge of her nose before she waved it off. ]
We do not give into the story, but these patterns, these cycles, they are well-worn and can be... manipulated for proper use. If giving a monologue is a point at which a Hero can interrupt to defeat the Villain, manipulating them into one can be just as useful as the Villain who resists such urges.
[ A wave of her hand. ] Well, I suppose it does not matter here. Consider it a turn of phrase, a remnant of a dead world rising to the surface, hm? It's easy to dismiss then, isn't it?
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Clearly the story does not have such a...hold over your world, does it? [ Her fingertips tapped against her elbow, and she wondered how to describe such a thing to a man who could not see them laid out before him. Even without the power, she can feel the nudges -- faint though they were here -- or perhaps it is only a lingering instinct. Is there truly a difference? ]
It is not stories, darling, but the Story of your action. Gods Below, it's like talking to Catherine when she was the Squire.
[ She held a hand to the bridge of her nose before she waved it off. ]
We do not give into the story, but these patterns, these cycles, they are well-worn and can be... manipulated for proper use. If giving a monologue is a point at which a Hero can interrupt to defeat the Villain, manipulating them into one can be just as useful as the Villain who resists such urges.
[ A wave of her hand. ] Well, I suppose it does not matter here. Consider it a turn of phrase, a remnant of a dead world rising to the surface, hm? It's easy to dismiss then, isn't it?