[ xie lian nods. as ever - he listens to everything alisaie is saying, weighs the words with careful thought and attention. her assessment of spike has him smile, just a little. ]
...You put your faith in him, and it was rewarded justly. That, to me, has more weight and value than anything an item of truth puts on the table.
[ genuinely so. he does trust alisaie's judgement. ]
...In the future - and I say this as someone who is quick to move to decisions that can cause myself harm as much as others, so, I sincerely hope you will heed my advice - [ as a reckless big hearted dumbass to a reckless big hearted dumbass ] -before asking such questions, it would be good to clear the wording of your questioning with the group, or at least with a few others. My own undue suspicion was because of that, in specific.
[Alisaie scowls at that, but if Xie Lian's looking closely he'll probably be able to see that there's a light flush of embarrassment spreading across her cheeks.]
Yes. I realize that now. It was like the game we played in Ahnkeen--my wording allowed for probable doubt. Monika's suggestion to ask if he'd been awake Thursday night would have given us a wider range of information, but given the late hour and the past accusations against him, I allowed myself to be rushed.
[She's supposed to be clever :( so this admission is a frustrating one to make.]
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...You put your faith in him, and it was rewarded justly. That, to me, has more weight and value than anything an item of truth puts on the table.
[ genuinely so. he does trust alisaie's judgement. ]
...In the future - and I say this as someone who is quick to move to decisions that can cause myself harm as much as others, so, I sincerely hope you will heed my advice - [ as a reckless big hearted dumbass to a reckless big hearted dumbass ] -before asking such questions, it would be good to clear the wording of your questioning with the group, or at least with a few others. My own undue suspicion was because of that, in specific.
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Yes. I realize that now. It was like the game we played in Ahnkeen--my wording allowed for probable doubt. Monika's suggestion to ask if he'd been awake Thursday night would have given us a wider range of information, but given the late hour and the past accusations against him, I allowed myself to be rushed.
[She's supposed to be clever :( so this admission is a frustrating one to make.]