Random Encounter chat 04

Bah, well, you're certainly no fun.

And I was fishing for both stories, but it seems you're being so depressingly boring.

Hey, hey. I'm stuck with someone in my head who claims to have invented obverse psychology (and sometimes I even half believe den), so that's not gonna cut it.

[Crosses his arms and just cocks an eyebrow]

What is obverse psychology?

And why two conversations?

aaaah, my poor head ;_;

If you read what Weft said earlier carefully, he talks once about a conversation with a junior diplomat but he also makes reference to a past encounter with higher-ups who were worryingly nice to him about the whole thing.

Obverse means the opposite of reverse. So obverse psychology probably means "bloody obvious psychology". [winks] Yes, it is a term I made up.

Ah, yes. I had forgotten the bit where he says Tortile is younger than him, so I read the post here so that Tortile was the elder brother...

Just to confuse you, "elder" is a title that indicates another monk's rank (relative to you). Young Tortie will outrank Weft when his training is finished, so he will indeed be an elder brother.

Well, well.

I'm disappointed.

Because he said he kicked the guy's face in, not that he just went and killed him?

Mainly because of how ambivalent he is about it.

Lack of conviction, yes, and I'm getting a certain amount of selective hypocrisy too.

Take that back or be stabbed.

Oh, here we go again...

Aww, does Lady Luck's precious have trouble expressing his real reasons?

Maybe they're none of you lot's business, ever thought of that?

[the bounce-resuscitation wards activate briefly around Swiffykins, but thankfully this jibe at Weft's speechcraft is so subtle that the monk entirely misses it]

[Looks confused] That guy has reasons for the things he does?

Maybe he'd never tell you either if you asked?

Undoubtedly for an undarned good reason.

This is getting cursedly recursive.

I'd just like to say.

YOU'RE DEAD, AUTHOR BOY!

[blinks]

Now, what's the matter?

Just seeing if he scares easily. [Beams]

Fooksie-diddums want some mousey omelette with num-nummy berries den?

You. Out.

Just seeing if you annoy easily. [Grins the grin of the insane and unmanifests.]

No, but I like to exercise my power! <3

You mean abuse your power? [mwa ha ha]

(I wish my pesky author would shut up like that when I tell Him to...)

[Innocent expression] I would do no such thing.

Weft, why were you so adamant that you did not want to become a moderator here, then?

Because people would want me for things and always be trying to suck up.

And accepting a position of responsibility could risk a, what's the term, a conflict of integrity.

And [looks down at his hands] I wouldn't be very good at it.

I would go "aww" and give you a hug, but I think you wouldn't appreciate it.

...this is why I wouldn't have been very good at it.

Siri: Aww, for a second I thought he was gonna let her.