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c a t h a w a y ([personal profile] polyphonos) wrote in [community profile] station72 2017-04-26 05:27 am (UTC)

They'll learn.

[She sounds unconcerned, the overlapping murmur of her mind pausing for a moment of simple clarity. It's true. Two things happened to Hosts: either they learned and they lived, or they didn't and went somewhere else or stopped all together. Maybe it's a cruel version of education, but nothing she said or did would change their minds. She has long given up at shaping the motivations of beings who become Hosts. Loyalty isn't bought, it's earned]

As for helping - for now? Just this. [She sweeps the cubed gelatin aside and begins on another.] If danger comes to this place, we may call on you to assist in escaping. But for now we must simply watch and listen and care for this place as best we can. Which means, naturally, all this.

[A silly banquet is an incredibly ridiculous way to earn affection, but small motions were better than grand ones. At least for this.]

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