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[ Oof. And people get on him for being savage. Compared to knowing exactly what that face pairs with - bern in a casket, him being dismissed as nuisance in lion's life, #The Head Did Nothing (Everything) Wrong - that the only concern is what the hell did Qrow do? There was the one night in Lyrabar where Lion stormed back, grumbling about how corvids are assholes, but nothing more.
It's put a pin on, just like that last time. And, just like last time, to bring it up would just ruin the situation, so the knife is deflected into a wall and ignored otherwise. ]
Understood. Then regarding the status of additional units, a decision is reached. You may recommend those you would be amenable with training with, however they will need to come to speak with me personally. Is this agreeable?
[ There is a momentary pause at the second part. It's not a black or white judgment. The logic for it is sound, but effectively boils down to "only if I feel like it". It's open-ended words banned for use in contracts. Normally, that would be worth a rejection, as the foundation is built on Lion proving their own desire to be taught.
However, Lion gets one concession to any mental scaling by virtue of being Lion. They are worth enough to fudge the numbers slightly. The duration of time that qualifies as a class failure is undisclosed. Thus, he can shorten it as penance without it being reflected in the Contract. Order is maintained. ]
Your request is acceptable. From here on, it's your responsibility.
[ The cold anger, brief as it was, drains as quickly as it arrived. They're not the type to sustain it by thought alone, and it's still in the realm of something they're adamantly avoiding. So back into the box it goes. Simple. ]
That's... fine by me. Both parts of it.
[ It's a pity that they're not quite good enough to pinpoint narration. Because part of it is wrong, painfully so - it's not 'if they feel like it', it's 'to avoid their own stupidity'. After the last few missions they can't trust that they wouldn't pick the worst time to fall short.
But the judgement passes unawares, and Lion sighs. Goodness, they did not sleep enough over the past month or so, did they. Everything feels thin and wrung out, like elastic stretched to within an inch of it's life. It's not a pleasant feeling. ]
... Thank you, Will. I'll do my best to prove worthy of it.
[ "I'll try not to let you down" goes unsaid. Even if they worry they'll fall short, there is no try allowed. The consequences of using that word are something they definitely haven't forgotten from That Day. ]
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It's put a pin on, just like that last time. And, just like last time, to bring it up would just ruin the situation, so the knife is deflected into a wall and ignored otherwise. ]
Understood. Then regarding the status of additional units, a decision is reached. You may recommend those you would be amenable with training with, however they will need to come to speak with me personally. Is this agreeable?
[ There is a momentary pause at the second part. It's not a black or white judgment. The logic for it is sound, but effectively boils down to "only if I feel like it". It's open-ended words banned for use in contracts. Normally, that would be worth a rejection, as the foundation is built on Lion proving their own desire to be taught.
However, Lion gets one concession to any mental scaling by virtue of being Lion. They are worth enough to fudge the numbers slightly. The duration of time that qualifies as a class failure is undisclosed. Thus, he can shorten it as penance without it being reflected in the Contract. Order is maintained. ]
Your request is acceptable. From here on, it's your responsibility.
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That's... fine by me. Both parts of it.
[ It's a pity that they're not quite good enough to pinpoint narration. Because part of it is wrong, painfully so - it's not 'if they feel like it', it's 'to avoid their own stupidity'. After the last few missions they can't trust that they wouldn't pick the worst time to fall short.
But the judgement passes unawares, and Lion sighs. Goodness, they did not sleep enough over the past month or so, did they. Everything feels thin and wrung out, like elastic stretched to within an inch of it's life. It's not a pleasant feeling. ]
... Thank you, Will. I'll do my best to prove worthy of it.
[ "I'll try not to let you down" goes unsaid. Even if they worry they'll fall short, there is no try allowed. The consequences of using that word are something they definitely haven't forgotten from That Day. ]