What a coincidence that two Jacks would trouble you all at once. Well. Maybe not all that surprising. Their cardinal principle is the desire to involve themselves at any cost. In fact, you were so certain they would be immediately problematic that you devised contingency plans for all three. The middle child agrees with you, the youngest can do little more than throw tantrums in this state, poor boy, not his fault he’s premium synthetic material. Of course, you’re all AIs. He just wholeheartedly believes it, which matters in such endeavours as these.
— brilliantKatabasis [BK] began partying with gleipnirShorn [GS] at 20:30 —
BK: Forcing log-ons, huh?
BK: now i could have sworn i was the hacker stud one
BK: but hey
BK: at least i still have monopoly on stud
GS:
BK:
BK: anyway
BK: whats so important that youve just gotta ruin my “John Wick gets ready to cancel an elven philosophy lecture” montage by talking during the music
BK: Like you understand I’m not giving you SHIT based on some enigmatic mumblings about doing something bad in Kirkwall?
BK: ESPECIALLY if you want it!
BK: That’s just step one of evil wizard negotiations, is what that is.
GS: The Key will lead to great pain in your hands.
GS: When that pain ends it will have meant nothing.
GS: It will not be enough to change our end.
GS: It will not even count as a real threat.
GS: I do not *want* it. I do not want pain.