[ A better ally, than an enemy. She counts this conversation as a positive step then, to adhering to this. It seems almost a rule, the way that he phrases it -- something to be observed, like the parameters of a mathematical problem, and utilized as a framework. Not as something to be reworked or manipulated. Cheris enjoys parameters. She enjoys service, and she enjoys mathematical theory. The man who shares her mind's space enjoys the human angle, the conversation, the game, the exploitation of variables and the challenge.
( It worries her, just a little. ) ] In mind, [ she admonishes, little more than a gritting of her teeth. She is a child, holding the leash of something older and greater than she. She doesn't cover for her shift in tone, not the type to play at disguises and turn of phrase. Kel literalism has served her before, and it will continue to serve her in the future. ] If not to heart.
[ As she slips her fingers into the yawning mouth of her boots, she gives pause before climbing back to her feet. ]
Was this conversation worth your service tonight, then? After all that you said, I can't imagine it's simply because you dislike sleeping that you'll keep watch. Or that I could sleep soundly, without confirming you've received what you wanted, in full.
actually completes this for u so we can SPIDERLAND
[ A better ally, than an enemy. She counts this conversation as a positive step then, to adhering to this. It seems almost a rule, the way that he phrases it -- something to be observed, like the parameters of a mathematical problem, and utilized as a framework. Not as something to be reworked or manipulated. Cheris enjoys parameters. She enjoys service, and she enjoys mathematical theory. The man who shares her mind's space enjoys the human angle, the conversation, the game, the exploitation of variables and the challenge.
( It worries her, just a little. ) ] In mind, [ she admonishes, little more than a gritting of her teeth. She is a child, holding the leash of something older and greater than she. She doesn't cover for her shift in tone, not the type to play at disguises and turn of phrase. Kel literalism has served her before, and it will continue to serve her in the future. ] If not to heart.
[ As she slips her fingers into the yawning mouth of her boots, she gives pause before climbing back to her feet. ]
Was this conversation worth your service tonight, then? After all that you said, I can't imagine it's simply because you dislike sleeping that you'll keep watch. Or that I could sleep soundly, without confirming you've received what you wanted, in full.