“I was going to say, “And now you’re pushing me in weird directions.” I wasn’t expecting Codrin to find emself in a triad, if I’m honest.”
“You, my dear, lack a certain self-awareness, for someone who spends all eir time up in eir head.”
Ioan shifted to the side enough to look down at the skunk. “How do you mean?”
-She laughed and licked em on eir chin. It was an odd sensation. “It is not surprising at all, knowing Dear. For as inventive and high-minded it is, it has a pattern of conforming itself to a situation such that those around it want to get close to it, and it does so in such a way that they think they want to be close of their own volition.”
+She laughed and licked em on eir chin. It was an odd sensation. “It is not surprising at all, knowing Dear. For as inventive and high-minded it is, it has a pattern of conforming itself to a situation such that those around it want to get close to it, and it does so in such a way that they think they want to be close of their own volition. It tailors its charisma to fit.”
“Are you saying it’s manipulative?”
“Oh, no. Not really, at least. I do not think it knows that it is doing that. It also lacks that self-awareness. It is more like…” She trailed off, visibly searching for the words. “It is like it knows what feels good, but not why, and so it has developed these mechanisms to ensure that those good things happen more frequently.”
“More like a self-reinforcing behavior, I guess?”
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@“Excuse me. We are adults in this house, Mx. Ioan Bălan, and adults eat at the fucking table and not on a pouf.”