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[knowlogram]

[Come talk to or shout at your lovely IOU Counselor. His door is always open, unless someone else is already inside.]

[Please mark your toplevel with the week and day it takes place. Comments are screened for privacy and murder-plotty purposes.]

Comments

[satellasers]

You're lying. That isn't me.

[knowlogram]

You might be missing some context here, but on a purely factual basis these profiles are entirely correct, yours included.

[satellasers]

That's impossible! [ She stalks towards him, throwing out an arm. ] That is not my name.

[knowlogram]

Whoa! Personal space. And- it's not the name you're going by NOW, sure. But it's accurate. Only so many ways I can say that.

[satellasers]

You don't have space, you're a hologram. [ Waves a dismissive hand. ] It's not the name I'm going by ever! I'm Astronema.

[knowlogram]

You are! Royalty of evil, et cetera et cetera, and so on. I'm just saying you're also a few other things you don't have context for yet. It's an opportunity to learn about yourself! Is that really that bad?

[satellasers]

I know who I am! [ But gee, her forehead sure is wrinkling up in thought. Like, deep thought. Something...something about it seems-

She turns away quickly. Focusing on...something else on the wall. Maybe that horrible, awful portrait. ]

You're useless. I don't know why I thought I'd get anything that made sense out of you.

[knowlogram]

I'm making perfect sense! It's just sense you don't like.

[He considers this for a moment.]

This is really getting up your butt though, huh?

[satellasers]

[ Okay, the fact that this is inappropriate talk with a princess and her father bodyguard would have your head- ]

No! And if you keep insisting it is, I'll... [ .......threaten him with your staff, which you. don't have. huh. ] Just shut up.

[knowlogram]

Okay! Okay, I was just- people usually yell like that when they're upset about something, I thought, that's all. Shutting up.

[satellasers]

I am not upset!

[ She says, in an upset tone. ]

...Whatever. It's not like this will matter, in the grand scheme of things. Alliance or not, I will find my way out of here. Soon.

[knowlogram]

Ooh, confident! Any plans you wanna share? I can't really interfere, I just really wanna see what you're gonna try.

[satellasers]

What? No! [ Now she looks back at him, makes sure to get in a good sneer. ] You are an arbiter of this...thing! [ descriptive- ] I'm not sharing anything. With anyone.

[knowlogram]

Oh, fine. That means I'll get to be surprised, at least.

[satellasers]

Don't get too comfortable. You'll be next.

[knowlogram]

Never have been and don't intend to start now!