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You have trouble explaining exactly what you're doing- but you need a little boost. Something to give you the competitive edge; the tiniest push to overcome your natural hesitation, your weakness. Brun and Zuj accept this; nothing you can do here can let you cheat at this.
Taking a cloth, you cut holes in the fabric before placing it over your head; and your little push is complete; a <span class="mu-i">mask</span>.
<span class="mu-r">”Ooh, trying to intimidate me, huh?”</span>
You don't say anything. You don't want to ruin the illusion. The mask is meaningless here- both of them know who you are and know your face underneath the mask; it isn't to protect your identity. Its purely psychological. You try not to overthink it, as you know it is a placebo. But within that moment, you feel like your self is one step further removed from your actions- your body moves without its normal painful self-awareness that plagues your everyday. The logical and instinctual parts of your brain can function more easily without the emotive and sentimental making you second guess yourself.
The truth is; since your day on the mountain, your beliefs have not actually changed. You know the same things are true- it is simply ones approach to them that is different. The only thing that matters in this world is power. This is a physical, ugly world, filled with competition and traitors. Everyone's life and positions exist only balanced on a razor's edge.
