PBA 031f

[4/23/2014 10:21:18 PM] Wynn: Wynn pokes her head into the library and looks around.

[4/23/2014 10:23:19 PM] Light: Val can be found tucked away in one of the corners of the library, curled up in a large chair with his shoes off, feet tucked under him and writing something with a wooden pencil in one hand and an eraser in the other.

[4/23/2014 10:24:03 PM] Wynn: Wynn frowns slightly and knocks softly on a nearby shelf. "Have a moment?"

[4/23/2014 10:24:51 PM] Light: He jumps and almost drops his pencil. "Yii! ... oh, it's you. Sorry, there's a ghost who keeps glaring at me with eyes she doesn't have."

[4/23/2014 10:25:12 PM] Wynn: How very rude of her.

[4/23/2014 10:25:54 PM] Light: Val: I feel like she was trying to tell me something, but maybe she just doesn't like traditional elven warchants.

[4/23/2014 10:26:39 PM] Wynn: Wynn hesitates then sets her shield and mace against a shelf. "I wanted to apologize."

[4/23/2014 10:26:57 PM] Light: He blinks. "... for what?"

[4/23/2014 10:27:17 PM] Wynn: Well, for one thing, being short with you earlier. I was... not at my best.

[4/23/2014 10:27:40 PM] Wynn: For the other, you shouldn't have learned about Fred that way. I'm sorry.

[4/23/2014 10:28:56 PM] Light: Val: ... fair enough. You seemed like you were under a lot of stress, though. People don't always react well to that.

[4/23/2014 10:31:19 PM] Wynn: It doesn't make it ok, though. I should be better at...controlling myself, but it is difficult, especially without my armor or shield.

[4/23/2014 10:32:59 PM] Wynn: ...but that thing with Fred? I wanted you to know that it was to save his life. It wasn't anything more than that.

[4/23/2014 10:36:21 PM] Light: Val: ... well, that *does* make me feel better, but even if it wasn't, that's not exactly... well, we never *talked* about being exclusive, or anything, so you have the right to do anything you want. ... I mean, you always have the right to do what you want anyway, but in this case it wouldn't be right for me to have any expectations or anything like that.

[4/23/2014 10:37:01 PM] Wynn: Wynn smiles slightly. "It's ok. I know what you mean."

[4/23/2014 10:39:00 PM] Wynn: ((are there other chairs or anything nearby?))

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 10:39:27 PM] Light: Yes. There are a little cluster of them around.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 10:39:39 PM] Light: Val: Good. Sometimes I'm not even sure what I mean.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 10:40:08 PM] Wynn: Wynn gestures toward a chair. "Do you mind?"

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 10:40:39 PM] Light: Val: Have a seat.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 10:40:52 PM] Light: Val: The ghost was in the other chair, so I think you're good there.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 10:41:45 PM] Wynn: Wynn sits.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 10:43:05 PM] Wynn: Wynn frowns and fiddles with her fingers a little.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 10:44:02 PM] Light: Val: ... you okay?

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 10:45:07 PM] Wynn: ...mostly. I just... can't put the pieces together.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 10:46:14 PM] Wynn: Wynn looks at him. "Can I trust you?"

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 10:47:12 PM] Light: Val: Well, yes, for most things. For what?

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 10:47:57 PM] Wynn: ...I don't know. In general, I suppose.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 10:48:30 PM] Wynn: ((and that was an 18 sm, though that was a very vague answer for a pretty vague question. lol))

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 10:49:51 PM] Light: Val: In general, sure.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 10:50:23 PM] Light: Val: But, if you leave my favorite kind of pastries out on a table and tell me not to eat one, um, you may be in trouble.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 10:51:08 PM] Wynn: Wynn smiles a little and looks back down.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 10:52:55 PM] Light: Val: Also, I have kind of the wrong instincts sometimes.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 10:53:09 PM] Wynn: ...what do you mean?

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 10:54:13 PM] Light: Val: Well, if you put me in a social situation I'm not familiar with I might freeze up while I think about what to do.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 10:54:45 PM] Wynn: Wynn smiles. "That sounds familiar."

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 10:56:59 PM] Light: Val: Back home asking questions before stabbing is considered... stupid. And sometimes rude.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 10:57:26 PM] Wynn: Stabbing?

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 10:58:46 PM] Light: Val: Usually it's just a little poke, these days.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 10:59:50 PM] Wynn: ....are you talking about Tarkishi romance again?

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:00:47 PM] Light: Val: Or negotiating, or saying hello, or respectfully disagreeing with one's parents.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:01:14 PM] Wynn: ...you all really like your knives, don't you?

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:01:55 PM] Light: Val: Well, no, not really. That would be like liking your nose. They're kind of just there.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:02:46 PM] Wynn: Wynn takes a deep breath. "I'm just going to say it.... I have a problem. Of course, it might not be a problem any more. That's kind of an assumption. So to be sure, are you still interested?"

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:03:02 PM] Light: Val: Yeah. What's the problem?

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:03:49 PM] Wynn: ...the real reason I've been pushing you away.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:05:01 PM] Wynn: I can't explain it right without some background.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:07:08 PM] Light: Val rolls up his scroll and ties it neatly. "Go ahead. I'm listening."

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:08:28 PM] Wynn: Wynn stares at her hands for another couple seconds. "I've never actually spoken about this. To anyone."

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:08:51 PM] Wynn: Have you ever killed anyone?

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:09:35 PM] Light: Val: ... wow, that's a big question. ... you're not going to repeat this to anyone, are you?

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:10:08 PM] Wynn: Wynn smiles. "No. And I'd hope what I'm going to say will stay between us as well."

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:11:04 PM] Light: Val: ... then no, I actually haven't. I... haven't really managed to find a situation I couldn't talk my way out of yet.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:11:31 PM] Light: Val: ... it's kind of embarassing.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:11:57 PM] Wynn: Well... I know what you consider embarrassing, and I'll have to disagree.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:12:32 PM] Wynn: I have.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:12:58 PM] Wynn: I was drunk and angry and sad and... I don't know... I didn't have anything left.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:13:16 PM] Wynn: When I realized what I'd done, I couldn't stand it.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:14:25 PM] Light: Val: What happened?

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:14:44 PM] Wynn: ...which part?

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:15:13 PM] Wynn: How or what happened next, I mean.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:16:17 PM] Light: Val: Both.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:16:59 PM] Wynn: Wynn frowns and fidgets, then stands and gets her shield before sitting again.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:17:48 PM] Wynn: It was right after my family was killed. I was left at the temple in Oonseentia with a bag of coins.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:18:30 PM] Wynn: I ran. Found some seedy place that cared more for the coin than my age.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:18:47 PM] Light: Val: How old were you?

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:18:57 PM] Wynn: Thirteen.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:19:28 PM] Wynn: After a few drinks, I started picking fights.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:19:52 PM] Wynn: Somebody literally threw me out into the alley.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:20:21 PM] Wynn: I saw this man start walking toward me, and then... I don't remember anything.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:21:09 PM] Wynn: Wynn grips the edge of her shield. "I woke up... and he was dead."

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:22:12 PM] Wynn: My hands were covered in blood and hurt like hell... and I couldn't even recognize the man. So I did what I did best. I ran. Again.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:22:21 PM] Light: Val: ... how do you *know* you killed him, though?

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:23:24 PM] Wynn: ....I guess I can't, but I'm sure enough.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:24:46 PM] Wynn: I mean... all the evidence was there. I did it. No use in arguing about it.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:25:32 PM] Light: Val: ... I'm not saying you didn't.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:25:44 PM] Light: Val: But, you know... it's pretty possible you didn't, though.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:26:14 PM] Light: Val: I mean, let's say you attacked the guy, and he was bigger than you, and a third person comes into the alley and tears the other guy apart, since he's beating up a kid.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:26:51 PM] Wynn: ...still my fault.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:27:32 PM] Wynn: I get nightmares about it. Sometimes I think they might be memories.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:27:47 PM] Light: Val: ... possible. Have you ever done a scrying or divination to find out?

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:27:55 PM] Wynn: Wynn shakes her head.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:28:43 PM] Light: Val: I would. I'd want to *know.* Things like that drive me nuts.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:29:16 PM] Wynn: The only thing I don't feel like I know is who he was.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:29:44 PM] Wynn: In my dreams, he's always someone different. A murderer, a priest, a daddy with five little girls waiting for him, a pickpocket.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:30:18 PM] Wynn: But in every one of them, I kill him... with my bare hands. Every. One.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:30:34 PM] Light: Val: ... well, yeah, that's the way nightmares work.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:30:39 PM] Light: Val: We should find out.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:31:36 PM] Wynn: Maybe. I don't know how I'd handle it.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:32:08 PM] Light: Val: ... does it matter? Wouldn't it be better to *know*?

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:33:17 PM] Wynn: What if he really was just asking for directions? Or trying to tell me about his daughter my age?

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:33:42 PM] Light: Val: ... well, then you can find his daughter and tell her what happened.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:34:21 PM] Wynn: Wynn frowns. "That *would* be... appropriate."

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:34:28 PM] Wynn: ....assuming we ever find our way home.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:34:54 PM] Wynn: Anyway...when I woke up and ran, I ran right into one of the priests. He took me back to the temple.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:35:58 PM] Wynn: I found the temple's wine and because I wasn't stupid enough, I tried to kill the pain with even more alcohol.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:37:11 PM] Wynn: Wynn takes another deep breath and holds her shield. ".....then I tried to kill myself to make it stop."

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:37:43 PM] Light: Val: ... wow.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:38:28 PM] Wynn: I was so close. I felt like I'd be with my family again...... but then this paladin appeared.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:38:50 PM] Wynn: He called me a coward.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:39:24 PM] Wynn: Told me to take up the Saint's banner and fight. To die doing something *good* instead of just giving up. To help balance the scales.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:40:09 PM] Wynn: When I woke up this time, I was hungover and covered in blood again, my own this time, but I had no wounds.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:40:42 PM] Light: Val: ... weird that he called you a coward.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:40:59 PM] Wynn: Why?

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:41:29 PM] Light: Val: Well, suicide would've restored the family's honor, which is usually a good thing.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:43:29 PM] Wynn: ... the "bad guys" got my family. If I killed myself, I was just adding to their total.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:44:15 PM] Light: Val: That makes sense, too.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:44:33 PM] Wynn: ...at least.. that's what I think he meant by balancing the scales.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:45:31 PM] Wynn: So *my* life ended that night. When I woke, my life was *his*. I cleaned up, took every last coin I had and bought this shield. Swore myself to the Saint's service that day.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:45:48 PM] Wynn: And my problem is hat I don't know how to fit *this*--

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:46:14 PM] Wynn: Wynn gestures at the two of us. "-- into that."

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:46:20 PM] Wynn: I don't know if I can or even should.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:46:26 PM] Wynn: It's selfish.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:46:42 PM] Light: Val: ... it's only selfish if you assume your god is kind of a jerk.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:47:25 PM] Wynn: Wynn shakes her head. "It's selfish because my job is to protect the innocent. My calling is to kill the guilty. My duty is to die doing it... because *I* am guilty."

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:50:00 PM] Light: Val: It's only selfish if you don't put your job first.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:52:12 PM] Wynn: ...and you'd still be ok with that? Knowing that every day I'm looking for a way to redeem myself.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:53:57 PM] Light: Val: Well the first part of *that* is finding out what you actually *did*.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:54:42 PM] Light: Val: If it was just tangled with a guy in an alley and then let him get killed, that's still sort of different than killing him yourself. Especially if you tried to run for help or rescue him or found out he was a doppleganger in disguise or something. It's not really likely but it's very possible.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:55:49 PM] Wynn: Wynn sighs. "I don't really see many possibilities that don't lead to the same outcome."

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:57:17 PM] Light: Val: Well, *probably* you killed him. But you should keep your mind open to the possibility of other things just in case.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:59:06 PM] Wynn: Well.... there you go. You know all the important things about me now.

<p class="MsoNormal">[4/23/2014 11:59:56 PM] Wynn: Do you really think it's as easy as "it's not selfish if I keep putting my job first"?

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:01:31 AM] Light: Val: It's not really *easy.*

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:02:09 AM] Light: Val: Not a lot of things worth doing are especially easy.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:02:38 AM] Wynn: ...it's gotta be easier than ignoring you.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:02:42 AM] Wynn: Wynn smiles slightly.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:03:46 AM] Light: Val smiles too. "I am really hard to ignore, yeah."

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:06:04 AM] Wynn: So knowing everything now.... are you still interested? Because all the uncertainty and vagueness is really tiring.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:06:18 AM] Light: Val: Yeah.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:06:42 AM] Light: Val: Am I vague? I don't think I'm vague. ... it's hard to know what's vague and what isn't.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:07:10 AM] Wynn: Well... I'm sure most of it is my fault.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:07:48 AM] Wynn: Trying to keep you at arm's length and failing miserably.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:09:34 AM] Light: Val: I *have* been described as annoyingly likeable.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:09:46 AM] Wynn: Wynn smiles.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:11:03 AM] Wynn: So at the risk of being entirely too forward, awkward and blunt, I'd like to make things far less blurry. Of course.... I have exactly zero experience with this sort of thing, so I'm not sure how to do so.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:11:37 AM] Wynn: All I ask is that you're honest with me.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:12:01 AM] Light: Val: Well, I'm usually pretty honest.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:17:41 AM] Wynn: So I'd like to see how this story ends. The murderous paladin and the assassin who hasn't killed anyone. Should be interesting.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:18:55 AM] Light: Val: Don't skip to the end, there's the middle part first.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:19:59 AM] Wynn: Wynn smiles.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:23:00 AM] Wynn: .....I don't mind exclusivity-- I'd actually prefer it that way-- but I should mention Fred again. He'll need to eat until we find him a ring... and I'd prefer it if it was me.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:23:37 AM] Light: Val: ... wouldn't it be better to take turns?

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:23:56 AM | Edited 12:24:09 AM] Wynn: The only people I'd be comfortable with doing it are Tarak and Allys.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:24:17 AM] Wynn: Tarak's dead set against it.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:25:56 AM] Light: Val: Why them, though?

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:26:19 AM] Light: Val: You know, there is one really good thing about succubi that I would assume is true of incubi too.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:26:26 AM] Light: Val: They're not usually very violent.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:27:15 AM] Wynn: Well, honestly? Tarak's the only one I'd really feel comfortable with. The Saint protected me. I'd assume he'd do the same for Tarak... and even if not, he's... Tarak.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:27:49 AM] Wynn: Allys... she's a powerful priestess. I'm sure she could handle it... but I'd rather have her on standby to restore what Fred takes.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:29:09 AM] Wynn: Wynn shrugs. "It probably won't even matter. Tarak's pretty adamant about it *not* being me."

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:29:50 AM] Light: Val: I don't think it should *always* be. I mean, I'm sure I could take a turn.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:31:31 AM] Wynn: ...I can't let someone else risk their lives when I can protect them.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:33:03 AM] Light: Val: Yeah, but you were mad at me when I did that.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:34:21 AM] Wynn: And you told me you wouldn't be mad at me for it. It's my job.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:35:19 AM] Light: Val: Well... to be fair, it's my job too.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:35:28 AM] Wynn: How's that?

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:36:40 AM] Light: Val: I'm a diplomat. It's what we do.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:37:15 AM] Wynn: Diplomats risk their lives? Guess I've had the wrong idea about them.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:37:21 AM] Wynn: Wynn smirks a little.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:37:53 AM] Light: Val: Sure. Usually everyone thinks we're spies or worse, and we tend to be the ones in vulnerable positions when wars break out.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:38:29 AM] Wynn: Ok, but you're not here.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:38:37 AM] Wynn: There's no reason for anyone else to risk it.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:39:08 AM] Wynn: And my Oath has to come first and foremost in everything I do.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:40:00 AM] Light: Val: That just makes it unofficial, that's all. And that makes sense.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:40:44 AM] Wynn: I just wanted to let you know it is a possibility so you're not broadsided with it again.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:41:03 AM] Wynn: ...and that it won't mean anything to me beyond saving his life.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:42:55 AM] Light: Val: Sounds reasonable.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:44:14 AM] Wynn: Wynn stands and lifts her shield. "I guess I'll let you get back to work."

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:46:54 AM] Light: Val: All right. ... you know...

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:49:42 AM] Light: Val: Do you like to read much?

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:50:02 AM] Wynn: Sometimes. Depends on the subject.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:51:36 AM] Light: Val hops up and scans one of the shelves, before pulling out a book, checking its cover and handing it to Wynn. It looks short, probably only about a hundred pages.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:51:56 AM] Wynn: Wynn takes it and looks at it.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:53:35 AM] Light: It's written in common, and it is apparently "The Guide to Tarkishi Manners and Morals." The last word is hard to read, as there's a large bloodstain on it.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:54:02 AM] Wynn: Wynn smiles slightly.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:55:04 AM] Wynn: Can't hurt.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:56:11 AM] Light: He winces. "... bad choice of words, but I pulled out the hidden knife in the spine earlier. I don't know what kind of poison was on it, but I didn't really want to find out, either."

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:56:34 AM] Wynn: .....I stand corrected.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:58:22 AM] Light: Val: There's some singe marks on the last page, too.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:58:33 AM] Light: Val: Somebody found the explosive runes spell before I did, I think.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:58:49 AM] Wynn: Wynn sets her shield down to flip through the pages, but stops when he says that.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:59:07 AM] Wynn: Sounds like an interesting read indeed.

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:59:15 AM] Wynn: It's good now, though?

<p class="MsoNormal">[12:59:51 AM] Light: Val: Yeah, I think so.

<p class="MsoNormal">[1:01:11 AM] Wynn: Wynn nods. "Thank you."

<p class="MsoNormal">[1:02:38 AM] Wynn: I do have one other request.

<p class="MsoNormal">[1:02:43 AM] Light: Val: Yeah?

<p class="MsoNormal">[1:04:15 AM] Wynn: It goes back to perceptions. When we're with the group, I can't have favorites. I don't expect special treatment, and I won't give it.

<p class="MsoNormal">[1:06:09 AM] Wynn: ...it's hard to explain what I'm asking...

<p class="MsoNormal">[1:06:34 AM] Light: Val: Because you're the leader. Right. I know.

<p class="MsoNormal">[1:06:48 AM] Wynn: .... I'm not the leader. Why does everyone keep saying that?

<p class="MsoNormal">[1:07:22 AM] Light: Val: Well, if you weren't, what you said wouldn't make any sense.

<p class="MsoNormal">[1:07:30 AM] Wynn: I'm *a* leader because I was trained to be.

<p class="MsoNormal">[1:07:43 AM] Wynn: That's what I'm saying, though... it's hard to explain.

<p class="MsoNormal">[1:08:00 AM] Wynn: I just don't want to make anyone else uncomfortable. Like Janis, for instance.

<p class="MsoNormal">[1:09:26 AM] Wynn: I'm not saying we need to be secretive or anything... just not overtly obvious.

<p class="MsoNormal">[1:10:34 AM] Light: Val: ... discretion, yeah?

<p class="MsoNormal">[1:11:08 AM] Wynn: Right.

<p class="MsoNormal">[1:12:35 AM] Light: Val: Discretion is my middle name. Or it would be if my parents had been accurate.

<p class="MsoNormal">[1:12:58 AM] Wynn: Wynn smiles.

<p class="MsoNormal">[1:13:11 AM] Wynn: Bob?

<p class="MsoNormal">[1:14:17 AM] Light: Val: It's not Bob.

<p class="MsoNormal">[1:14:30 AM] Wynn: No? Valerian Bob d'Amici. Has a ring to it.

<p class="MsoNormal">[1:15:34 AM] Light: Val laughs.

<p class="MsoNormal">[1:16:32 AM] Wynn: Well... I don't even *have* a middle name. I suppose you should know my given name is Sarah, though.

<p class="MsoNormal">[1:19:01 AM] Light: Val: I have loads of them. They're overrated--about all they do is make it take longer to fill out forms.

<p class="MsoNormal">[1:20:17 AM] Wynn: Well, I haven't read through this yet, so...

<p class="MsoNormal">[1:20:54 AM] Wynn: Wynn makes a show of flipping through the pages, then leans in and kisses him on the cheek. "You'll have to let me know if that was inappropriate."

<p class="MsoNormal">[1:23:15 AM] Light: Val grins. "... not inappropriate, no."

<p class="MsoNormal">[1:24:29 AM] Wynn: Wynn smiles. "Good."