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[notrosecolored]

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[hippie_ninja]

Scott, I'm on your team.

[notrosecolored]

And he's not.

[ The distrust of Steve is... intense.]

[hippie_ninja]

Then he's someone I need to keep an eye out for.

[notrosecolored]

For what, exactly?

[hippie_ninja]

So we don't trip over his bad ideas when we move.

Less information is never the better approach.

[notrosecolored]

His version of bad idea involves public announcements. We're not going to trip over him, he's just going to get everyone he works with in trouble for no gain.

[hippie_ninja]

Oh, that's him?

[People Jesus hasn't talked to about rebellion talk about how rebels are too vocal on the network. Something he hasn't noticed, but he's also mildly technophobic.]

...You were thinking I'd leave you to go work with someone who can't play their cards close to their chest.

[notrosecolored]

I was thinking [ Slow and dry but aware ] that there are people who greatly prefer a big explosion immediately because it makes them feel better.

[hippie_ninja]

[His eyes are light, playful]

You know they call me Jesus for a reason, right? It's not just the hair.

[This one has infinite patience]

[notrosecolored]

Do you want to know how many ways I can think of to make that fitting?

[ He gets it though and his trust in Paul gets a little more solid. He even quirks a bit of a grin. ]

[hippie_ninja]

Have a little faith.

[notrosecolored]

[ Both his eyebrows go way up at that. ]

Absolutely not.

[hippie_ninja]

[He laughs. Can't help but be a little shit sometimes, you know.]

For the record, I'm in this to make some kind of difference. No one who rushes in is going to make a dent. I'm with you because you're not going in, guns blazing.

[notrosecolored]

I more or less believe you. I'm still working on trusting you - and the amount of time I've gotten away with what I have, so far.

[ Just... putting it all out there at once. ]

[hippie_ninja]

How long have you gotten away with this?

[notrosecolored]

[ He thinks back and- ]

Nine months.

[hippie_ninja]

What happened to make you start planning?

[notrosecolored]

...My personality reasserting itself?

[ He sounds as confused as he feels. ]

[hippie_ninja]

I'll take it.

[He had worried it was something traumatic. Traumatic changes are usually short lived and violent. He needs something enduring.]

[notrosecolored]

All right. What was the answer you wouldn't take?

[hippie_ninja]

That it was one major event. A recent one, anyway.

[notrosecolored]

[ Well, the good news is that he is absolutely not an idiot and he understands quickly. ]

You were making sure I'm acting, not being reactive? Not often. When I am it's about me, not about plans.

[hippie_ninja]

What are you like when you are being reactive? How big are your expressions?

[notrosecolored]

It depends. What am I reacting to, who else is involved, what are the risks?

[ Dry and amused. ]

[hippie_ninja]

Someone kills someone on your team. Or a lover. The plan is at stake. What do you do?