Monthly Archive: April 2023

“As I said, that went exceptionally well. “Now all you have to do is deliver some results.” Cinna pauses, it could be simply giving Lia a chance to respond, but she knows Cinna pretty...

“Kamphet may pan out to be quite useful, and the courier work you’ve been doing is solid but it clearly doesn’t stretch you.  What you put together as far as this place, though, and...

Cinna watches her, allowing her the processing time. “To clarify,” she says, “I have quite a lot of autonomy, but I’m answerable to her for my successes and my failures; and sometimes she simply...

Good enough for Cinna to accept her apology without being pissed off though.    “I meant exactly that.”   

How’d you like to make a social roll for me – Acting or Diplomacy, perhaps?    Quietly Cinna says, “she’s one of the most powerful people on the planet.”   

Lia assesses that some of the subtleties of Lia and Raina’s interaction were probably over Cinna’s head.    “Are you saying you think I was trying to set you up with Raina as a...

If you wish, you may roll straight IQ or Body Language with a -2 penalty – because it’s not quite the right skill – but a bonus to either for having Empathy.    Cinna...

Cinna frowns, “yes.  You do, and she handed it to you no-questions-asked. “I’m not sure what you want.” She stops to frown at Lia/Winta/Emerald. “And no, that’s not what I mean.”   

Cinna stops, grasps her arm and looks her dead in the eye. Nods, “Exceptionally.” Cinna pauses. “She likes you.”