11-07-2018, 09:34 AM
[align=center][div style="width: 51%; text-align: justify; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -1px; font-family: verdana;"]Ever since Bruce crossed someone on the border claiming to be a servant of the fairy queen, he'd started to take these one-off encounters in stride. That wasn't to say he didn't care for those who sought refuge in the jungle, but - there were some flavors of bias that he was making a conscious effort to cast aside. Strangers speaking in tongues, mutants of varying species, it took some strength not to pull a face when he was utterly lost in their ramblings.
Take Matuah, for example. Bruce identifies a scent on his pelt as foreign, but strong enough to lead him to believe that he is a member of a fringe group not yet well-known. He also identifies that Matuah is a cunning type - not one to brag about his skills, but not at all one to hide them. He supposes the stranger and himself have something in common, then, but Bruce had yet to decide whether the ambassador or the group he represented were of ally material to him. (He still tucks away what information he's gathered for later. Matuah, though a strange fellow, was worth keeping close at hand.)
"So you already know that the Pitt doesn't tend to take up alliances." Bruce offers, falling a little ways behind Stryker. He regards the Ardent with a slight frown, adding, "...Unless there's something else you're working your way up to."
Take Matuah, for example. Bruce identifies a scent on his pelt as foreign, but strong enough to lead him to believe that he is a member of a fringe group not yet well-known. He also identifies that Matuah is a cunning type - not one to brag about his skills, but not at all one to hide them. He supposes the stranger and himself have something in common, then, but Bruce had yet to decide whether the ambassador or the group he represented were of ally material to him. (He still tucks away what information he's gathered for later. Matuah, though a strange fellow, was worth keeping close at hand.)
"So you already know that the Pitt doesn't tend to take up alliances." Bruce offers, falling a little ways behind Stryker. He regards the Ardent with a slight frown, adding, "...Unless there's something else you're working your way up to."
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[b]THOUGH WE REPENT AND DON SACKCLOTH AND TRY TO
MAKE NICE — YOU CAN'T CROSS THE SAME RIVER TWICE
MAKE NICE — YOU CAN'T CROSS THE SAME RIVER TWICE