[IC] Day 67, Afternoon

[thexfactor]

[ sometimes, future megalomaniacs like to have dates. ]

Comments

[grandstanding]

That's good. Your team works hard.

[thexfactor]

They do.

But Dau has left.

[grandstanding]

Your patron? You'll need to find a new one.

[thexfactor]

Probably.

[ he's not thrilled by the idea though ]

[grandstanding]

[he can tell]

Listen, I know it's problematic. We went through the same thing. The best solution is to just ask a variety of Echoes what benefits they'll give you if you ask them to be your patron. You'll get an idea of where their priorities lie, and their strengths.

[thexfactor]

Yes, I know. Anyway, we might benefit from having someone nicer. Dau's people skills were fairly atrocious.

[grandstanding]

There's a cat Echo that half of my team was fawning over when we were asking them all questions. It seemed acceptable.

[also you could totally hug it]

[thexfactor]

I suppose the others would like a cat.

[grandstanding]

[he shrugs]

It might be worth discussing what you all want in a patron beforehand.

[thexfactor]

Yes. Personally, I'd prefer to do without . . . but I know better.

[grandstanding]

[he nods vaguely]

It's too risky.

[thexfactor]

Precisely.

[grandstanding]

In any case, it's as simple as walking into the Echo chamber and asking. You'll likely get at least half a dozen to answer that way.

[thexfactor]

[ grimaces ]

[grandstanding]

...what? You can go with the rest of your team if you don't want to do it yourself.

[thexfactor]

I know, I know.

[grandstanding]

Well, think about it later.

[thexfactor]

[ nods, moving a knight ]

[grandstanding]

[moves a pawn in response]

[thexfactor]

I also got back an unusual shard.

[grandstanding]

Unusual how?

[thexfactor]

I haven't put it in, obviously. Castling took it instead and . . . his legs stopped working.

[grandstanding]

[he'd been about to say it's not that obvious, but the latter part pulls him up short]

--what? What do you mean?

[thexfactor]

I mean . . . [ he exhales ] My shard apparently stops my legs from working.

[grandstanding]

But that doesn't make any sense. That's not a skill. Maybe it doesn't work on humans?