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'''Kiera:''' Kappa.<br> | '''Kiera:''' Kappa.<br> | ||
'''Nika:''' Let’s keep on one person at a time.<br> | '''Nika:''' Let’s keep on one person at a time.<br> | ||
− | '''Joshua:''' Kappa thinks I’m a ... (breathes a laugh) … If I had to hazard a guess, Kappa looks at me like I’m a broken toy, | + | '''Joshua:''' Kappa thinks I’m a ... (breathes a laugh) … If I had to hazard a guess, Kappa looks at me like I’m a broken toy, tht can be fixed and put to use. But I will say that Kappa’s a product of the Academy too which means Kappa has the exact same flaws in relation of the Operative as I do and that River does.<br> |
'''Kiera:''' So she may be under more control than we’re thinking and she doesn’t like it either.<br> | '''Kiera:''' So she may be under more control than we’re thinking and she doesn’t like it either.<br> | ||
'''Joshua:''' That’s possible. <br> | '''Joshua:''' That’s possible. <br> | ||
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What we need is a clue by four. All this talk about Readers and broadcasting has some parallels to gambling. In that you put on a face that you want others to hear. It’s possible that somebody exerting sufficient self control might be able to present a face, story, a feeling that another Reader would pick up on, that the projector would be able to choose. Much like a good gambler. After all, if one wanted another to think he had a good hand, he’d ‘give it away’. In other words, he’d bluff. If someone wanted everyone to think he could have this base destroyed, killing everybody including the staff … well, that might spur some action. Mind, it may not be the sort of action we would want, but still.<br><br> | What we need is a clue by four. All this talk about Readers and broadcasting has some parallels to gambling. In that you put on a face that you want others to hear. It’s possible that somebody exerting sufficient self control might be able to present a face, story, a feeling that another Reader would pick up on, that the projector would be able to choose. Much like a good gambler. After all, if one wanted another to think he had a good hand, he’d ‘give it away’. In other words, he’d bluff. If someone wanted everyone to think he could have this base destroyed, killing everybody including the staff … well, that might spur some action. Mind, it may not be the sort of action we would want, but still.<br><br> | ||
− | '''Kiera:''' It might not be an action we want but it | + | '''Kiera:''' It might not be an action we want but it something to bring up. If you could broadcast something ''not true'' … Can you lie?<br> |
'''Joshua:''' We don’t know—but how about one of you? Cuz she’s going to Read everybody. Or at least Read our negotiator, whoever our negotiator is. And if our negotiator can fake it …<br> | '''Joshua:''' We don’t know—but how about one of you? Cuz she’s going to Read everybody. Or at least Read our negotiator, whoever our negotiator is. And if our negotiator can fake it …<br> | ||
'''Kiera:''' Question is--do you want me to do it or do you want to do it, Captain? I already know I can lie with a straight face.<br> | '''Kiera:''' Question is--do you want me to do it or do you want to do it, Captain? I already know I can lie with a straight face.<br> | ||
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Seems a bit of a convoluted plan.<br><br> | Seems a bit of a convoluted plan.<br><br> | ||
− | '''Kiera:''' I can spin it into my thoughts that she let Joshua in that one time and she let him see that we’re in a Cat-and-Mouse game and we’re not | + | '''Kiera:''' I can spin it into my thoughts that she let Joshua in that one time and she let him see that we’re in a Cat-and-Mouse game and we’re not getting’ out.<br> |
'''Nika:''' Joshua’s holding out hope to us cuz he doesn’t want us to give up, though he knows for a fact that we’re not coming back.<br> | '''Nika:''' Joshua’s holding out hope to us cuz he doesn’t want us to give up, though he knows for a fact that we’re not coming back.<br> | ||
'''Arden:''' But if you’re thinking that, that’s gonna make it a complicated thought. (a beat) I’m just sayin’.<br> | '''Arden:''' But if you’re thinking that, that’s gonna make it a complicated thought. (a beat) I’m just sayin’.<br> |