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“I’d like this deal to include that we’ll both tell the truth with each other.” You think it’s the bare minimum for any negotiation.
“A charming request from an inexperienced negotiator. I’ll make it so.” Ms. Steen agrees! A phantom contract appears and writes down this first point.
“Cool. Huh, what’s up with the guy you’re carrying? Is he your friend?” You feel bad for the tired prisoner with burnt clothes.
“This Flame Specialist is my most recent business partner. He has proven useful, particularly his ability. I’ve chosen to use him to make my job easier today.” Ms. Steen explains. “We’re leaving this place together as part of our deal.”
“Does he know that...?” You scratch your cheek. He looks dead to you.
“He penned the contract. If he happens to forget, he’s in for a pleasant surprise.” Lady Steen chuckles.
“What a fever dream this all must be for him.” You joke.
“It’s the strain from using his own powers that left him in this state, he’s surely accustomed to this condition.” Lady Steen adds. If that doesn’t spell out that she doesn’t know him at all, you don’t know what else could. From this conversation you gather that messing up the contract could be disastrous, even Ms. Steen has to follow them to the letter.
“I certainly hope so.” You half chuckle. “Back to the matter. Tell me, would you happen to be associated with Chi Athua or one of the other temples?”
“I haven’t heard that name before, did you mispronounce it?” Lady Steen is puzzled. “Regardless, if the four temples are what you speak of, I was an apprentice in all four. A rich experience. I started with the Courage one, my memories are the fondest with them. You must’ve recognized my clothes’ origins, praises to you.” She liked that. “We haven’t moved the negotiation forward. Tell me what your powers are, and your name, Flame Enthusiast.”
You’d say she thinks better of you as a person but isn’t finding you useful. More or less the same situation with the old guard. You gotta show something!
<span class="mu-s">What’s your name?</span>
>“Call me Phil Noon. It’s what everyone has been doing lately.” Use your codename. Gotta keep your confidentiality in your mission!
>“Name’s Johnny.” You like being on a first-name basis with the ladies. Ask her name too!
>Do not tell yet.
>Write In.
<span class="mu-s">How do you respond?</span>
>“I have night vision.” Undersell your powers.
>“I turn invisible. Can sneak in anywhere. Should show you how much I want to make this negotiation happen.” You could’ve gone for a stealth knockout, but you didn't! Tell her your powers.
>“I’m quite the lover.” Wiggle those eyebrows. Bad time to make a joke, but timing has never been your forte!
>Write In.
(Only reply of the Day, we continue tomorrow!)
