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From Chilton. Apparently someone came after him?
Oh, you've - been talking with him then?
[dear gods, how angry is Chilton at him? The answer must be 'very', for him to be (presumably) complaining about him to other people.
Bugger it all, Rincewind's still so sure it wasn't his fault. He's just going to have to hope the party helps this all blow over.]
I didn't have anything to do with it, all right, I want to make that clear.
[dear gods, how angry is Chilton at him? The answer must be 'very', for him to be (presumably) complaining about him to other people.
Bugger it all, Rincewind's still so sure it wasn't his fault. He's just going to have to hope the party helps this all blow over.]
I didn't have anything to do with it, all right, I want to make that clear.
[ Okay. Good. Good old Rincewind. Easy to predict. ]
With what, exactly? I didn't get the whole story.
With what, exactly? I didn't get the whole story.
I didn't either. [and there's a bitter, bitter note there.]
Some bloody awful spy going by "Arthur" broke into his office and hurt him, apparently. Hypnotized him, Chilton thinks. Then named me as being responsible for the whole affair. Me! Can you believe that?
Some bloody awful spy going by "Arthur" broke into his office and hurt him, apparently. Hypnotized him, Chilton thinks. Then named me as being responsible for the whole affair. Me! Can you believe that?
Edited 2016-10-27 02:20 (UTC)
[ Mark sounds convincingly dubious when he asks - ]
You? That's weird. Did you know this Arthur guy before that?
You? That's weird. Did you know this Arthur guy before that?
[Rincewind sighs.]
I don't know anyone by that name. And I wasn't exactly sent over pictures of him, so how am I supposed to know, really? I suspect it's all a lie, anyway. Someone trying to frame me.
[and he has a pretty specific idea on who.]
He wasn't trying to find out anything about Dr. Chilton, after all. He was apparently trying to find out about Lord Baelish.
I don't know anyone by that name. And I wasn't exactly sent over pictures of him, so how am I supposed to know, really? I suspect it's all a lie, anyway. Someone trying to frame me.
[and he has a pretty specific idea on who.]
He wasn't trying to find out anything about Dr. Chilton, after all. He was apparently trying to find out about Lord Baelish.
And he asked Dr. Chilton? I didn't even know they were friends.
You're right. I don't believe you. But I will give you the benefit of the doubt in that it may not have been intentional. I'm fairly certain you do not have that much of a death wish.
[ 'Arthur' is capable of hypnosis, after all. They very clearly saw that on the surveillance video. ]
[ 'Arthur' is capable of hypnosis, after all. They very clearly saw that on the surveillance video. ]
Any amount, even. I'm death wish-less.
Honestly, why would I send someone to gather information on you, when I already know more about you than most people here? And through Dr. Chilton, no less, when I could just ask him. There's no sense in it.
[which is half of why he'd thought maybe Baelish was the one who set it up.]
Honestly, why would I send someone to gather information on you, when I already know more about you than most people here? And through Dr. Chilton, no less, when I could just ask him. There's no sense in it.
[which is half of why he'd thought maybe Baelish was the one who set it up.]
This spy who called himself Arthur came of his own volition. He admitted that much. But he also confessed it was you who planted the seed, that you told this very dangerous man I was dangerous. And now this dangerous man has every reason to target Dr. Chilton once again -- if not for more information, then surely for revenge. So I need to know who he is.
I don't know who he is! You don't even know his bloody name, why should I? I don't remember telling anyone about you, no one stands out. It's not as though I'm eager to have anything to do with you again.
Surely you've all got communicators, same as I do. Go through old posts, see if you can't pick out his face or voice. Just leave me out of it.
Surely you've all got communicators, same as I do. Go through old posts, see if you can't pick out his face or voice. Just leave me out of it.
Less to do with his capabilities and more with factors he did not foresee.
[ Petyr wouldn't discredit the spy. Or his makeshift group. Even if he wishes Jorah would kill more people sometimes. ]
But it is funny. You saying you cannot help. As though I actually gave you a choice.
[ Petyr wouldn't discredit the spy. Or his makeshift group. Even if he wishes Jorah would kill more people sometimes. ]
But it is funny. You saying you cannot help. As though I actually gave you a choice.
[ This is where Petyr takes a gamble. If Rincewind truly is innocent, then the threat probably won't take. But if he's not -- then Baelish will have something to dangle over him. ]
Don't I? I happen to have it on good authority that you've been linked to a few missing natives.
[ Surely the man-eating luggage has eaten a man or two in its time here. Surely. And even if Rincewind hasn't seen it happen, perhaps this will prickle at the edges of his paranoia. ]
Don't I? I happen to have it on good authority that you've been linked to a few missing natives.
[ Surely the man-eating luggage has eaten a man or two in its time here. Surely. And even if Rincewind hasn't seen it happen, perhaps this will prickle at the edges of his paranoia. ]
Oh, I can't tell you about that.
[ He says that a little shiftily. Because, well, Chilton handed him a good explanation for being shifty. It's about the surprise party that Chilton's not supposed to know about. So: shiftiness.
Mark feels a pang of guilt. He's being...dishonest. Manipulative. He doesn't like doing it. ]
How's, uh - How's he a bastard?
[ He says that a little shiftily. Because, well, Chilton handed him a good explanation for being shifty. It's about the surprise party that Chilton's not supposed to know about. So: shiftiness.
Mark feels a pang of guilt. He's being...dishonest. Manipulative. He doesn't like doing it. ]
How's, uh - How's he a bastard?
And why not? [somewhat huffy.] Bit of a two-way road, conversations.
He's an ambitious git who doesn't think anything of stacking people to be his staircase. Not that it should be a surprise to anyone - political sorts are like that. Nobles more than most.
Honestly, I hope this spy got what he deserved for all this.
He's an ambitious git who doesn't think anything of stacking people to be his staircase. Not that it should be a surprise to anyone - political sorts are like that. Nobles more than most.
Honestly, I hope this spy got what he deserved for all this.
You'll find out why not. Eventually.
[ If he were Miles, he would leap to Illyan's defense. Execution of duty, not bad just doing what he had to, all that. Mark, however, is very much not Miles, and so he rather agrees with Rincewind's assessment. Simon did deserve quite a lot. In general.
That said, Mark was absolutely going to try to haul his ass out of the fire. Because that's what you do. ]
Anyway, it sounds like this spy - or whatever he is - he's working against Baelish too, right? I'd think you'd be in favor of that.
[ If he were Miles, he would leap to Illyan's defense. Execution of duty, not bad just doing what he had to, all that. Mark, however, is very much not Miles, and so he rather agrees with Rincewind's assessment. Simon did deserve quite a lot. In general.
That said, Mark was absolutely going to try to haul his ass out of the fire. Because that's what you do. ]
Anyway, it sounds like this spy - or whatever he is - he's working against Baelish too, right? I'd think you'd be in favor of that.
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