I have no intention of taking on an employer. That hasn't changed.
Furthermore, the path Intensity treads is risky, and he is just as capable of bad decisions as anyone else. Possibly more, considering his personality. We are business partners, in the capacity that if he asks for my analysis and opinion, I grant them to him, just as I would for anyone else. It is the least I can do for the information he provides, but I'm not siding with him. As always, you're free to confirm that whenever you'd like [ with their ability ], though it would be good practice to exercise some subtlety. Never miss an opportunity to hone a useful skill. If you could pull it off without me noticing, I'd actually be impressed— oh... let me get back to my point.
Anyway, if you consider him your competition, then that's between you two, to be settled after Graduation. When that time comes for me, I'll most likely return home, and you'll finally be rid of me.
[ she laughs a little at that, not that she thinks he hates her, or that she'd be hurt if he did hate her. But they're not friends and he'd probably enjoy himself more if she wasn't around babysitting him. ]
Until then, I still consider the unit sacrosanct. By which I mean I will facilitate any reasonable requests for assistance or confidentiality, but if another's actions could jeopardize the inter-unit relations I've worked on, our standing within the community, then I reserve the right to protect that as I see fit. As you can see, members are dispensable. But reputations last, long after perpetrators are gone. Those who remain do not easily forget. While I don't know the specifics, you should be aware that bad blood that predates the existence of our unit persists. I don't want us to be in that position; I don't want to leave behind a mess for my replacement to clean up, but there's only so much I can do.
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Furthermore, the path Intensity treads is risky, and he is just as capable of bad decisions as anyone else. Possibly more, considering his personality. We are business partners, in the capacity that if he asks for my analysis and opinion, I grant them to him, just as I would for anyone else. It is the least I can do for the information he provides, but I'm not siding with him. As always, you're free to confirm that whenever you'd like [ with their ability ], though it would be good practice to exercise some subtlety. Never miss an opportunity to hone a useful skill. If you could pull it off without me noticing, I'd actually be impressed— oh... let me get back to my point.
Anyway, if you consider him your competition, then that's between you two, to be settled after Graduation. When that time comes for me, I'll most likely return home, and you'll finally be rid of me.
[ she laughs a little at that, not that she thinks he hates her, or that she'd be hurt if he did hate her. But they're not friends and he'd probably enjoy himself more if she wasn't around babysitting him. ]
Until then, I still consider the unit sacrosanct. By which I mean I will facilitate any reasonable requests for assistance or confidentiality, but if another's actions could jeopardize the inter-unit relations I've worked on, our standing within the community, then I reserve the right to protect that as I see fit. As you can see, members are dispensable. But reputations last, long after perpetrators are gone. Those who remain do not easily forget. While I don't know the specifics, you should be aware that bad blood that predates the existence of our unit persists. I don't want us to be in that position; I don't want to leave behind a mess for my replacement to clean up, but there's only so much I can do.