[ Some time passes, thoughtful, as she ruminates on the question. ]
The truth is, I don't know what I'd do. Probably not good things.
[ Killing more, probably. Being able to own property to work on her spells, maybe taking on a contract partner but never being near them. Isolating. Hawke taking her in has always been its own blessing because he forced her to have to meet him once a week, if nothing else, just to check in on her. It was a kindness she didn't deserve, honestly, and she wouldn't have done it to others.
Thinking on it, though, she guesses she'd do differently now. ]
I guess I'd contract with people to keep them safe, then let them go when they find someone better. But the problem is that Ghouls are basically...that. They're Subs for vampires. I don't want to be like that, and it'd come really close. So I'd just pick people up and then let them go after 3 months or whatever. They'd never have to see me or touch me, and they could have my apartment.
I guess I'd also just try to undermine LIEs all the time, if it was me. Give money to people. Try to help, fix their problems. But I don't need to be a Dom to do that.
[ That's what she's doing now. ]
But again, that's...me. And I'm also someone who's killed a lot of people and has done some weird shit. I don't expect anyone to do what I'd do.
I could make my office building a designation-neutral space? People aren't allowed to order Submissives around inside? Could that be legal?
[It's technically private property, but he's not sure. There's also the matter of he really shouldn't be trying to attract random, vulnerable people to the Eye's seat of power here. Although, he does want more tenants for the money.]
It's a private building, right? I mean, that'd be nice. But also, there's a creepy Entity thing that's overseeing the building and the people in it. So I'm not sure if that's a great thing??
The Institute is only part of the building. Technically. There is someone who might be a new tenant apart from Mr. Wallace's museum. They do custom embroidery. Hardly sinister.
Is that the guy from the network? And it doesn't matter. You know that the Eye is around anyway. Sure, it's probably not going to take interest in regular people but you know as well as I do that this city is FILLED with abnormal people. Almost every LIEr has suffered some kind of horror from home or here.
No, it's someone native to Duplicity. I thought they might be easier for that reason, honestly. I've been screening potential tenants to make sure they don't have Statements.
[Because he isn't sure he'd be able to let them stay in the building without asking at some point.]
But fine. If you don't think it's a good idea, I won't advertise it that way. I just want to help people. Do... something.
Oh. Well, I think if you're being careful and putting those pieces in place, then I don't see why you can't? I know you want to help people. This can be a good start. I just want to make sure you're okay, and that they are too, you know?
[Of course, she wants to make sure. He can't be trusted. There's some bitterness in that thought, but there's more than a grain of truth to it, as well, which makes him hold his tongue.]
[ He wants so badly to keep himself in check but then he rushes off to do things sometimes. It's the same as someone tossing people into her bedroom and locking the door when she's hungry.
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The truth is, I don't know what I'd do.
Probably not good things.
[ Killing more, probably. Being able to own property to work on her spells, maybe taking on a contract partner but never being near them. Isolating. Hawke taking her in has always been its own blessing because he forced her to have to meet him once a week, if nothing else, just to check in on her. It was a kindness she didn't deserve, honestly, and she wouldn't have done it to others.
Thinking on it, though, she guesses she'd do differently now. ]
I guess I'd contract with people to keep them safe, then let them go when they find someone better.
But the problem is that Ghouls are basically...that.
They're Subs for vampires.
I don't want to be like that, and it'd come really close.
So I'd just pick people up and then let them go after 3 months or whatever.
They'd never have to see me or touch me, and they could have my apartment.
I guess I'd also just try to undermine LIEs all the time, if it was me.
Give money to people.
Try to help, fix their problems.
But I don't need to be a Dom to do that.
[ That's what she's doing now. ]
But again, that's...me.
And I'm also someone who's killed a lot of people and has done some weird shit.
I don't expect anyone to do what I'd do.
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I could make my office building a designation-neutral space?
People aren't allowed to order Submissives around inside?
Could that be legal?
[It's technically private property, but he's not sure. There's also the matter of he really shouldn't be trying to attract random, vulnerable people to the Eye's seat of power here. Although, he does want more tenants for the money.]
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I mean, that'd be nice.
But also, there's a creepy Entity thing that's overseeing the building and the people in it.
So I'm not sure if that's a great thing??
[ Just saying...... ]
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The Institute is only part of the building.
Technically.
There is someone who might be a new tenant apart from Mr. Wallace's museum.
They do custom embroidery.
Hardly sinister.
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And it doesn't matter.
You know that the Eye is around anyway.
Sure, it's probably not going to take interest in regular people but you know as well as I do that this city is FILLED with abnormal people.
Almost every LIEr has suffered some kind of horror from home or here.
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I thought they might be easier for that reason, honestly.
I've been screening potential tenants to make sure they don't have Statements.
[Because he isn't sure he'd be able to let them stay in the building without asking at some point.]
But fine.
If you don't think it's a good idea, I won't advertise it that way.
I just want to help people.
Do... something.
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Well, I think if you're being careful and putting those pieces in place, then I don't see why you can't?
I know you want to help people.
This can be a good start.
I just want to make sure you're okay, and that they are too, you know?
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[Of course, she wants to make sure. He can't be trusted. There's some bitterness in that thought, but there's more than a grain of truth to it, as well, which makes him hold his tongue.]
I should be off.
I need to make dinner.
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[ He wants so badly to keep himself in check but then he rushes off to do things sometimes. It's the same as someone tossing people into her bedroom and locking the door when she's hungry.
She sighs. ]
Yeah.
I'll talk to you soon.
Take care.