tactic | jacopo.

I think there have been, though there are many of you this time around.

[ There are many. ]

Should I look for another word aside from playful?

[ Gives you a memshare of Sparkle calling him (twitter voice) slurs. Stop at idk like 2:48:48 does not give you a long one. ]

... Playful works just fine with me.

[ I must finally have food, but I know the general scene of this memory, so I will react now because Jacopo would also not address it immediately.

He's polite in the way of letting people have their privacy first, or letting them have a moment. If they wanted him to forget about it or not talk about it, then he will respect their ask, but he's also rude because he just looks at Aventurine and says this to his face. ]

Another way to say it is that something about you is annoying.

[ Aventurine does not mind! His mood is still good, and he laughs in delight at what Jacopo has to say. ]

Well, even that much I can admit is true. But I have to say, something about you is asking to be annoyed.

You're just delusional.

[ THERE IS NOTHING ABOUT HIM THAT DRAWS BULLY OUT OF PEOPLE. ]

Why did you let her talk to you that way?

[ EVEN WITHOUT (twitter voice) SLURS, she was talking down at him when she's shorter. It was rather aggressive and patronizing.

Jacopo would (metaphorically) bite Sparkle if she talked to him like this. ]

[ OKAY NUMBER ONE BULLY TARGET JACOPO BEARZATTI

But Aventurine just shrugs his shoulders. ]

Most people talk to me that way. And if they're not saying it out loud, then they're certainly thinking it.

[ If he had power and if he was a different version of himself, he'd have you all sentenced to death.

But he is just stray dog got domesticated then became a stray again energy. ]

What I see in front of me is a man no more or less annoying than another annoying man.

[ The universe is simply giving back what Jacopo put out. ]

Hm, you don't know how refreshing that is to hear. Had I not been born with these eyes, I'm sure the people from my cosmos would have thought the same.

[ you're right... he's also mean... and also a bully... ]

At least argue back about being annoying. [ Please. ] It is unfortunate that regardless of what side of the galaxy you're in, discrimination will always exist.

Your eyes are strange... But it doesn't matter. People should judge others by their character and merit.

[ Just listens to Jacopo with a smile. ]

You've got a sensible head on your shoulders and a rather large heart in your chest, don't you?

Is that something to say to a man who sacrificed everything and everyone?

[ Including the people he cared most about? Actually, he wants out of this garden before they get weird. ]

Either way, it's common sense.

Everything comes with a price. You paid a significant amount to be where you are now.

[ Maybe that's the tradeoff. ]

I did.

[ Which in part he wished he didn't, but he still did.

Should they be in there too long and get a stupid curse. ]

Is there any truth to what she said about your people? It all sounds like hearsay to me. Stupid conflated anecdotes from bitter and miserable people.

[ NO THEY CAN LEAVE ]

... Thank you, Jacopo. [ It's been a long time since anyone's defended his people. ] Well, it doesn't matter if there's any truth to her words or not. The Avgins were all massacred years ago, leaving me as the sole survivor.

[ May as well get to it before his memories do. ]

[ you don't want them to obsess over blindboxes ]

Don't thank me.

[ If anything, he's confused by it. It should be common sense, common decency, absolute bare minimum. ALSO, MY GOD. WHAT DO YOU SAY TO A MAN WHO'S THE LAST OF HIS PEOPLE. That's maddening.

So hateful, actually. ]

... Why?

[ shafluflu hunting?

But he's quiet for a moment as the exit the park, his gaze distant as he looks to nowhere in particular. ]

The actions of a rival clan. I don't know if it's possible to explain the sort of hatred that can wipe out an entire race.

[ He stays quiet for longer... Wouldn't it be better to just die? Or maybe not. Jacopo always finds that in many situations and against all odds he'd survive.

Maybe it's the same for Aventurine, but he does not add any of that. ]

Hiding any thirst for revenge under your amicable personality?

... Narratively speaking, that would be what makes the most sense, wouldn't it?

[ Clasps his hands behind his back as they continue their walk. ]

But I have my sights set elsewhere.

It would be. Even if it felt empty, it would only be fair.

[ To even the odds. Everyone loves patting backs, this is fine. ]

Where would that be?

I suppose it does no harm to tell you.

[ Though this may mean he will have to retract his job offer. ]

My place of employment.

And you were trying to recruit me.

[ He is so funny. ]

I'm after a certain department. Nothing would have happened to you.

[ We could have been haters together. ]

The fall of one department could very well mean the destruction of the corporation.

[ But he supposes if he had enough money, he wouldn't care about megacorp going down. ]

What's going on there?

Or a restructuring.

[ But he's got a faraway look to his eyes as he continues. ]

I won't bore you with the details, but had a promise been kept, my clan might be alive today. That's all.

It wouldn't bore me. At the moment, we have all the time in the world.

[ But he isn't going to press him. ]

This sounds like a type of betrayal to me... And that should be evened, too. I'll be praying for your success, Aventurine.

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