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WHO: Borjas
WHERE: A canal near the high temple
OPEN/CLOSED: Closed
WHEN: Night of Day 4

[Astra has a cleaned-out planter as a bucket and is using it to wash herself in the canal. No soap or anything, just rinsing herself. Very thoroughly. ]

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That's still a Prime dead. On our hands. Ain't nobody findin' out about this or we're dead.

[ that's not anger in his tone though. is it ... worry? ]

[maybe she screwed up. but she can't show weakness now. he'll definitely never trust her if she shows doubt]

It would mean trouble, certainly. I suggest we keep quiet mostly, and maybe try to inject the idea that it might have been internal struggle. Aristophanes' Champion attacked their Prime on the first morning, in public view. It's enough to sew doubt, anyway.

[ scoots closer ]

That'll make them enemies, 100%. They'll know we're lying. We do that, we gotta commit.

[SHE IS TRYING REAL HARD TO BE A COOL ASTRA WHO DON'T NEED NOBODY but wow bergen is here

so just. leans on.]

We should be prepared for that possibility, yes, although as long as we're sufficiently subtle it might not immediately turn to open war.

Either way. They might be the best choice for an early target after all.

It won't make no friends. We'll clean you up an' prepare for the worst.

... How you feelin', kid?

["fucking awesome killing people turns me on" is probably a bad answer]

I won't allow my judgment to be clouded at any rate, so my feelings aren't particular relevant. Don't worry about that.

M'I only allowed to be askin' if it's relevant?

I'm alright, Bergen.

I ain't so sure you'd tell me if'n you weren't.

You might consider the possibility that you don't want to know what I'm feeling right now.

I'm your Prime, ain't I?

[smiiles. ugh can't help it.]

And I your Champion, appropriately enough. How does it go again? "Make your passion your career, and you'll never work a day in your life"?

You sayin' you got a kick out of this?

[no no no no no get a grip

just. smooothing out her expression.]

I'm saying that how I feel is irrelevant. As I said, I won't allow my judgment to be colored by sentiment either way.