It seems that way, doesn't it? [ Dokja sounds quite clever when she puts it like that. And, technically, he is. But he uses whatever is available to him. ]
I just... appeal to their own wishes. Promise them that the end I aim for aligns with their own. Then it's up to them whether they trust my word for it.
[ A hum, before he brings up the earlier mention. ] Are you curious as to how I bypassed the first scenario? I ended up killing a grasshopper. After all, it said "kill a creature", not necessarily another person.
It probably wouldn't be so convincing if you weren't telling the truth, though, right? I think... most of the time, people can tell when someone's making empty promises or not.
[unless they're, like. a really good actor!
but dokja seems to back up his words with actions - case in point: the grasshopper.]
Hee hee, good for you! Finding loopholes like that is a skill, too.
You might have a point. Especially if the person is good at telling when someone makes a lie.
[ They could also be a very good actor!
Dokja chuckles at that, propping his chin in a hand. ]
It's better to work around things than play to the higher-up's rules. It's why I'm trying to figure that out here. How we can workaround rather than playing directly into the angel's hands.
I don't like being told what to do in general. Make it a situation like this, and... [she makes a face] Well... it just really makes me want to do the opposite of what they want.
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I just... appeal to their own wishes. Promise them that the end I aim for aligns with their own. Then it's up to them whether they trust my word for it.
[ A hum, before he brings up the earlier mention. ] Are you curious as to how I bypassed the first scenario? I ended up killing a grasshopper. After all, it said "kill a creature", not necessarily another person.
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[unless they're, like. a really good actor!
but dokja seems to back up his words with actions - case in point: the grasshopper.]
Hee hee, good for you! Finding loopholes like that is a skill, too.
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[ They could also be a very good actor!
Dokja chuckles at that, propping his chin in a hand. ]
It's better to work around things than play to the higher-up's rules. It's why I'm trying to figure that out here. How we can workaround rather than playing directly into the angel's hands.
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I don't like being told what to do in general. Make it a situation like this, and... [she makes a face] Well... it just really makes me want to do the opposite of what they want.