Category: Lia

“That’s all too true, there’s not enough accountability for the outcomes of their decisions, so there’s no incentive for them to do anything other than what benefits them.”  

“They certainly don’t hurt. “But in all seriousness, profit is a signal of unmet need.  If the Bureaucrats listened to that instead of dictating it, we’d all be a lot happier and a lot...

Lexi nods, clinks her coffee in return, “For sure. “There wouldn’t be any profit in what we do if there wasn’t a need for it.”   

How is Lia conveying that?  You said she was amused but is she sarcastic or sincere or something else? Roll one of Diplomacy, Acting or Fast Talk for me, as you choose.  

“Our job is to provide goods and services to people who want those things in the face of an incredibly powerful organisation who has decided they can’t have them and will do whatever it...

“Those who aren’t get filtered out.”  

That seems to please her. “Thank you.” She pauses briefly, considering. “I probably take it for granted, but there are a lot of smart and talented people in this organisation.”

Lexi’s expression invites Lia to elaborate on her comment.  

“So I’ve heard. “I do like this.  It certainly beats living on the Benevolence in run-down shit-box, or a brain-numbing life as a tiny part in a mindless machine.”  

She gives a little smile, with just a hint of self-satisfaction, “Thanks. “I think I suit the work too.”