[ What the heck is a gun. Well, bolts go in crossbows: Maybe it's some kind of fancy crossbow, fit for a guy Gadriel's size. Makes sense to her. ]
I am asking you to pretend that you are knocking when you start the joke off. It's the set up for the joke. There are no real doors involved. And I'm quite confident no one will shoot you for it. [ Unless they really and truly can't stand knock knock jokes. ]
Do you understand the basis? I have a book I got for you, that has plenty of knock knock jokes, so you will just have to read them. We can test a few out, if you are unsure.
[Ma'am you are asking him to have and use an imagination.]
This seems unnecessary. Why would I pretend there was a door to attempt to amuse someone? Are they laughing at me hallucinating doors? [This sounds vaguely humiliating. He'd rather be shot at.]
You got a book...for me? [...what? A gift? It's so...thoughtful! He might need a moment. ]
[ The only way for him to learn to use it is to try! ]
They won't think you're hallucinating, they will be laughing at the joke. And I suppose it depends on your definition of necessary -- I will not force you to do this, but I think it would help you make friends and get better at socializing with other Visitors.
And yes. I thought you'd like having a book to help. [ It is a Bioware Protagonist's sacred duty to give their companions gifts. ]
This sounds...unwise. [But she is an Inquisitor and she could command him to do it and maybe it was part of his penance? If so, he had asked for something challenging and painful, but he had been thinking more along the lines of, well, physical pain.]
I got you nothing in return, however. [You can't just give people gifts out of the blue like that. ]
[ The most challenging form of pain is stepping outside of what you know and growing from it. What Beleth is asking of him is, in her opinion, far harder than if she just gave him twenty lashes, or whatever. And far longer lasting than a simple wound.
That is the reality of the ruthlessness behind the gentleness: Not to simply assign some mundane physical pain that can be forgotten once it is healed, but to make Gadriel grow as a person. ]
Hmm. You can do me a favor. There are two men that I know, that I think could use a little practice with humor, as well. [ And she sends Gadriel the handles for Solas and Felassan both. ] Try out one of the jokes on the two of them -- the more esoteric, the better. That way, you can aid me as I attempt to train them, as well.
[ Maybe she CAN be evil and ruthless when she wants to be. ]
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thecodexabides) wrote2025-01-01 01:22 pm
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You are the one expecting me to knock on other people's closed doors. I should know what the risks are. [Should he don his helmet? ]
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I am asking you to pretend that you are knocking when you start the joke off. It's the set up for the joke. There are no real doors involved. And I'm quite confident no one will shoot you for it. [ Unless they really and truly can't stand knock knock jokes. ]
Do you understand the basis? I have a book I got for you, that has plenty of knock knock jokes, so you will just have to read them. We can test a few out, if you are unsure.
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This seems unnecessary. Why would I pretend there was a door to attempt to amuse someone? Are they laughing at me hallucinating doors? [This sounds vaguely humiliating. He'd rather be shot at.]
You got a book...for me? [...what? A gift? It's so...thoughtful! He might need a moment. ]
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They won't think you're hallucinating, they will be laughing at the joke. And I suppose it depends on your definition of necessary -- I will not force you to do this, but I think it would help you make friends and get better at socializing with other Visitors.
And yes. I thought you'd like having a book to help. [ It is a Bioware Protagonist's sacred duty to give their companions gifts. ]
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I got you nothing in return, however. [You can't just give people gifts out of the blue like that. ]
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That is the reality of the ruthlessness behind the gentleness: Not to simply assign some mundane physical pain that can be forgotten once it is healed, but to make Gadriel grow as a person. ]
Hmm. You can do me a favor. There are two men that I know, that I think could use a little practice with humor, as well. [ And she sends Gadriel the handles for Solas and Felassan both. ] Try out one of the jokes on the two of them -- the more esoteric, the better. That way, you can aid me as I attempt to train them, as well.
[ Maybe she CAN be evil and ruthless when she wants to be. ]
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I will do my best. [It will be terrible.]