It tends to vary depending on the performer, but we have a range from classical to jazz to soft rock. Nothing too loud, but it keeps everyone entertained.
Funny. Having joined the clinic staff more or less officially, she can see that filter. And it makes her mouth draw into a thin line.
She'll be keeping an eye on any responses he receives. Of course, she already knew he was sick -- but whatever advantage she can get, if she can get one ... she'll take.
Not to mention this whole request for employment. What's he up to? Just trying to blend in? Actually looking for something to do, or looking for cover?
It's when she hears Sanji's response that she shuts her journal. She'll come back to this later.
But all at once she has a lot to think about. Please, please, please don't let Van take Sanji up on his offer... ]
[Voice // Filter]cakeblockedDecember 4 2011, 23:07:45 UTC
[Luke read everything before he did anything else. Ion had a point... Asch had a point, too. Sure, he might seem irrational, but considering what he's been through... what they've been through, it seems completely logical to Luke.
Then he reads other responses, frowning more and more... Dammit, is Sanji really going to hire his master as a cook? His stomach drops at that, and he can't help rubbing his face. Luke hangs out there so much to eat and play the piano, Van is sure to notice him. And what will he do?
... He can't go there anymore. He'll have to find some other place to eat and give up piano or - Those are extreme thoughts and he knows it, but Luke just wants to stay away from Van if he can
( ... )
[Voice // Filter]faterecantedDecember 6 2011, 17:14:14 UTC
Then I will have to assume you intend to attack me. [And that does not bode well for a person's continued health, well being, and possession of a pulse.] What other reason is there to refuse? A truce is only an agreement to stop fighting. There's nothing to gain by it here. It would be needless and wasteful.
[He explains this quite patiently. Asch is a soldier after all. He should know better. If he's allowing his emotions to get away from him, it's his own damn fault. The replica is not a soldier. The replica can't be expected to know anything. Offering the information unasked for is the best way to ensure the situation is understood, and ensuring the situation is understood is the best way to get the result he wants.]
Avoiding unnecessary battle is a mark of skill and wisdom, Luke. I would hope at least one of my students gained a measure of both.
[Voice // Filter]cakeblockedDecember 7 2011, 03:08:22 UTC
[That only half answers his question. Yes, he figured that that's what not honoring the truce meant. But what about the rest of it? Who else would he hurt? Luke can only assume that it'd be like a game of chess to him - use all the pawns before getting to the king. Or queen. Luke never understood that game.
He frowns and glares off to the side. The truce is flimsy. Van could easily hurt them without even attacking them physically. But...
It takes him a moment to respond, and he clenches his fists before he relaxes them and makes himself talk.]
If you hurt anyone in any way, then I don't care about the truce. Promise you'll leave everyone else alone, and I'll agree to it. You know how it works: a truce has to be upheld by both sides to make it work.
[Voice // Filter]faterecantedDecember 8 2011, 13:31:57 UTC
[No, Luke certainly doesn't understand chess well, and he doesn't understand Van either. Why use all the pieces at your disposal, if you only need one? He never has approved of silly, wasteful actions.
He can't say he approves of the current situation, either. Two Duke's sons, and not a lick of political sense between them. He'd be dreadfully ashamed of his students, if the one hadn't gone so obviously rogue and effort had been put into teaching the other in the first place.]
Hurt anyone in any way? Leave everyone alone? You can't negotiate terms like that, Luke. They're far too vague. You could accuse me of breaking my word for bumping someone on the street, or for acknowledging my own sister. I can't agree to that.
[filtered]offallingsnowDecember 6 2011, 17:31:37 UTC
While I have no direct quarrel with you either, I hope you understand the likely reasons behind any attacks. In the past, residents in a similar position to yours have chosen to attack unprovoked, rather than work together; caution is preferable to vulnerability.
[Even if 'caution' means wariness for some, and attackfirst for others.]
In light of your statements being correct, I am willing to set aside the danger you pose to our home, for the time being.
[filtered]faterecantedDecember 6 2011, 17:52:18 UTC
[The way Van sees it, attackfirst means idiot, but he won't be pointing that out. And caution vs. vulnerability is exactly why he's doing this, though he's hardly going to admit that. The situation is dangerous and delicate for all sides.]
I do understand, though at this point 'unprovoked' is far from the truth. That is why I made this announcement. Misunderstanding each other's intentions will not help anyone.
[filtered]offallingsnowDecember 6 2011, 17:56:27 UTC
[Oh, Nephry doesn't condone attacking for nothing either. It's just that, for Asch and Luke especially, it's hardly nothing, you see?]
I expect you will still face opposition. [enough of a pause to be significant] Please try not to hurt anyone. I'm sure you realize that for most of them, words are just words.
[filtered]faterecantedDecember 6 2011, 18:56:29 UTC
[Try not to hurt anyone? That's certainly more than he's capable of. Van hurts people simply by existing... As Asch and Luke and Tear can testify.]
I can't promise that. I don't want to hurt anyone. [except for... Dist and Asch and Luke has bad odds for being collateral damage, and...] If someone attacks me, my wishes don't matter. Injuring them won't be something I can reasonably avoid.
[There is a fine line to walk here. If he is too willing to forgive and show mercy, the threat he poses will diminish, but not in any way beneficial to him. He wants them to think he doesn't want to kill them; but they are far from friendly to him, and it is safer if they never forget that he could.]
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Funny. Having joined the clinic staff more or less officially, she can see that filter. And it makes her mouth draw into a thin line.
She'll be keeping an eye on any responses he receives. Of course, she already knew he was sick -- but whatever advantage she can get, if she can get one ... she'll take.
Not to mention this whole request for employment. What's he up to? Just trying to blend in? Actually looking for something to do, or looking for cover?
It's when she hears Sanji's response that she shuts her journal. She'll come back to this later.
But all at once she has a lot to think about. Please, please, please don't let Van take Sanji up on his offer... ]
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Then he reads other responses, frowning more and more... Dammit, is Sanji really going to hire his master as a cook? His stomach drops at that, and he can't help rubbing his face. Luke hangs out there so much to eat and play the piano, Van is sure to notice him. And what will he do?
... He can't go there anymore. He'll have to find some other place to eat and give up piano or - Those are extreme thoughts and he knows it, but Luke just wants to stay away from Van if he can ( ... )
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[He explains this quite patiently. Asch is a soldier after all. He should know better. If he's allowing his emotions to get away from him, it's his own damn fault. The replica is not a soldier. The replica can't be expected to know anything. Offering the information unasked for is the best way to ensure the situation is understood, and ensuring the situation is understood is the best way to get the result he wants.]
Avoiding unnecessary battle is a mark of skill and wisdom, Luke. I would hope at least one of my students gained a measure of both.
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He frowns and glares off to the side. The truce is flimsy. Van could easily hurt them without even attacking them physically. But...
It takes him a moment to respond, and he clenches his fists before he relaxes them and makes himself talk.]
If you hurt anyone in any way, then I don't care about the truce. Promise you'll leave everyone else alone, and I'll agree to it. You know how it works: a truce has to be upheld by both sides to make it work.
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He can't say he approves of the current situation, either. Two Duke's sons, and not a lick of political sense between them. He'd be dreadfully ashamed of his students, if the one hadn't gone so obviously rogue and effort had been put into teaching the other in the first place.]
Hurt anyone in any way? Leave everyone alone? You can't negotiate terms like that, Luke. They're far too vague. You could accuse me of breaking my word for bumping someone on the street, or for acknowledging my own sister. I can't agree to that.
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[Even if 'caution' means wariness for some, and attackfirst for others.]
In light of your statements being correct, I am willing to set aside the danger you pose to our home, for the time being.
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I do understand, though at this point 'unprovoked' is far from the truth. That is why I made this announcement. Misunderstanding each other's intentions will not help anyone.
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I expect you will still face opposition. [enough of a pause to be significant] Please try not to hurt anyone. I'm sure you realize that for most of them, words are just words.
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I can't promise that. I don't want to hurt anyone. [except for... Dist and Asch and Luke has bad odds for being collateral damage, and...] If someone attacks me, my wishes don't matter. Injuring them won't be something I can reasonably avoid.
[There is a fine line to walk here. If he is too willing to forgive and show mercy, the threat he poses will diminish, but not in any way beneficial to him. He wants them to think he doesn't want to kill them; but they are far from friendly to him, and it is safer if they never forget that he could.]
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