CONTACT CUBES (sheep game)

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(Aka, an inbox)

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A passage...?

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From Blossom's book. Lily and Honey-Lethe managed to translate a page from it.

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That's... after?

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After. . .?

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After he stopped being a weed.

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Ah. No, this was before.

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Okay, just making sure. Anyway... go on.

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That's the gist of it, I think. The passage talks about how the book is only meant for the eyes of the Priest, but something about time returning to the faithful Shepherd's dog will make it interpretable again.

[. . .]

But that's all I have for now.

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That's interesting!

But, I just have one question. Why tell me this?

Are you hoping I'll tell the rest of the weeds?

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What you do with the information is up to you.

I'm only sharing what I know. . . because you're just as affected by it, too.

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...Well.

I'd say something about if it was a lie, my trust would be hurt, but, then, I guess there was nothing really world-shattering in there, so why lie about it?

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Mmyep.

[waggles a finger]

I have no reason to lie.

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Then you have no reason to be uncomfortable with me using my truth power either... technically.

[raises her hands up]

I'm kidding.

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[A FLAT LOOK]

You'd better be.

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... Well.

Thank you.

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[. . . a nod]

Of course.

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Can I ask one or two things more?

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Sure. What is it?

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I assume you got this information from Lily.

Does Lily, strictly speaking, know that you're passing it on to me?

Not just weeds, but specifically me?

[asked casually, like the answer might be important but might not.]

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[neither confirming nor denying her supposition, and he doesn't answer her question, either]

Why does that matter?

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They don't like me...

There's been trust issues.

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[. . . he remembers how she stumbled into Thistle crying over an incident with Lily]

It doesn't matter where the information came from. And I think I'm allowed to share it with whom I please. So. . .

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Lily thinks they have the ability to blackmail me. Specifically, their Shepherd.

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Do they?

[she would know that better than anyone, right?]

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They do not.

Not because they don't have that information, but because I refuse to be blackmailed. They can tell the entire pasture if that's what they want.

If I let them blackmail me even once, there's nothing to stop them from doing it over and over and over again.