GODLY AUDIENCES - ZOE MURPHY

[divus]

Comments

[divus]

You mean those guidelines that're written? Or like in general?

[requiemed]

[She shrugs.]

Let's hear both.

[divus]

Well you already know I supported Ruin's idea of allowing death...and I supported the idea of revival. My guideline is the third one.

["Lying is easy; it takes skill not to get caught."]

[requiemed]

...Yeah, that seems like you.

[It's not said unkindly, at least.]

[divus]

You'd be surprised how many people don't actually value that skill when it could mean the difference between life and death. But maybe that's just me.

[Thanks Zoe.]

[requiemed]

I'd prefer not to be in a situation where my choices are either lie or get killed, but maybe that's just me.

[divus]

You always follow the straight and narrow path? [He'll move and take another piece.]

[requiemed]

Are we defining the straight and narrow path as being honest and alive? That's a pretty broad criteria.

[She frowns, moving another piece to try and protect her knight.]

[divus]

Not that you wanna hear this, but you can be honest and dead, too.

[requiemed]

I think that it's easier to be alive if you're honest here.

[divus]

Even if that flags down anyone who may want to kill you for being honest?

[requiemed]

People here are more likely to kill someone untrustworthy than someone honest.

[divus]

Don't be so sure of that. [Swiping a few more pieces now...]

[requiemed]

If someone trusts you, they're probably more likely to go after someone they don't trust.

[She frowns.]

[divus]

Is this a conversation still worth having? [It's not a quitting argument, but he's genuinely curious if this is even helping her at all.]

[requiemed]

...No, I guess not.

[She sighs, moving one of her knights enough to give him an opportunity to checkmate.]

[divus]

[He makes a move to checkmate then.]

...think about it for a while at least. Come back to me if you come up with another answer.