I may need to find a supply of Velvet Dream more urgently than I thought...
[She is speaking in her usual tone, very mellow, perhaps even with a bit of cheer and humor in it. She crosses her legs like your teacher about to trap you into admitting you cheated on the exam.]
Have we or have we not spent considerable time discussing the cost of wishing and the demands of receiving something for which you haven't paid? I'm beginning to think I hallucinated it.
If you wanted to ensnare me in a dream, you don't need to look any further than this room. Being in your company already makes this a vision of paradise.
[His own smile doesn't drop for a second, though, even when Cantarella has clearly entered Lecture Mode.]
But don't worry, I didn't forget something as important as that. I just decided to go ahead and try it anyway, so I could see what the results were for myself.
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She laces her fingers together, leaning forward over her forearms.] You would find paradise very boring after a few hours, I'm sure. I'm well aware you both know the risks. You're just banking on the reward being worth the gain.
[A soft hum, before she averts her gaze from him and back to the plant.] I'm half-tempted to ask you to take a picture of yourself.
[Unsurprisingly, he still doesn't look remotely repentant at all.]
Knowledge doesn't come free, after all.
[He follows her gaze and cants his head slightly.]
If you have a reason to suspect that anyone who uses the well gets infected, I wouldn't be opposed to it. But there's probably better candidates to photograph if that's the angle we're taking.
[No, of course he doesn't. The three of them came together to discuss the findings in the chapel, but they might have other things in common...such as rather strong wills and hard heads.]
You can wait, for now. It's been in use well before, more frequently and completely. We'd be better off worrying about anyone who might have been deteriorating over their time here.
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[She is speaking in her usual tone, very mellow, perhaps even with a bit of cheer and humor in it. She crosses her legs like your teacher about to trap you into admitting you cheated on the exam.]
Have we or have we not spent considerable time discussing the cost of wishing and the demands of receiving something for which you haven't paid? I'm beginning to think I hallucinated it.
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[His own smile doesn't drop for a second, though, even when Cantarella has clearly entered Lecture Mode.]
But don't worry, I didn't forget something as important as that. I just decided to go ahead and try it anyway, so I could see what the results were for myself.
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She laces her fingers together, leaning forward over her forearms.] You would find paradise very boring after a few hours, I'm sure. I'm well aware you both know the risks. You're just banking on the reward being worth the gain.
[A soft hum, before she averts her gaze from him and back to the plant.] I'm half-tempted to ask you to take a picture of yourself.
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Knowledge doesn't come free, after all.
[He follows her gaze and cants his head slightly.]
If you have a reason to suspect that anyone who uses the well gets infected, I wouldn't be opposed to it. But there's probably better candidates to photograph if that's the angle we're taking.
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You can wait, for now. It's been in use well before, more frequently and completely. We'd be better off worrying about anyone who might have been deteriorating over their time here.