[open] Malik... Approves?!??!?!

[loyalrebel]

[It's later in liminal time that Malik speaks up over the network. And he's... not angry, or yelling. Which might be weird, considering it's him.]

Congratulations are in order, I believe.

Those of you who were investigating handled the situation about the forced divide in January with subtlety and tact, I am... pleasantly surprised. Riots did not occur, nothing was set on fire, and nobody had clothing stolen or unwillingly removed.

I am, in truth, proud of the way it was handled. You did very well.

[That is all.]

Comments

[highsteaks]

... are you okay?

[This. Really does not sound like guy she's heard yelling at everyone before.]

[loyalrebel]

[No, he's not but that's neither here nor there on this.]

Why do you ask?

[highsteaks]

Usually when you talk in everyone's heads you're yelling at us. I think maybe this is the first time you've ever not just shouted at everybody.

[naturaltwohands]

[Hey, you're the guy who screamed about red magic earlier.]

Do such things truly happen often on other Jaunts?

[loyalrebel]

Yes.

With some regularity in fact.

[naturaltwohands]

[A sarcastic reply:]

I can assure that I get arrested with more regularity if that will prove useful again, but I'm afraid I cannot commit to causing my father to be married off as a distraction next time.

[failgoyle]

You...you know how to say things that aren't just yelling?

[Jules. Jules, you can't judge.]

[loyalrebel]

Yes, well. When I am not given a reason to yell at stupidity I do not do so.

[failgoyle]

Oh.

Huh.

I gotta keep that in mind.

[awitchdidit]

I'm sure you're not surprised my Infiltration thought about rioting, but fortunately only when she was drunk.

[loyalrebel]

Did I mention anything about infiltrators? no.

You did nothing, and things turned out well. I suggest you continue doing nothing, it seems to benefit everyone around you.

[awitchdidit]

Say, there's an idea for an experiment. See if Magician disowns me if I stop actively doing and initiating things. I'm fairly certain marks are more permanent than that, though...besides, I'm pretty sure I can't.

[star_of_the_evening]

Is that was usually occurs?

[loyalrebel]

Historically, yes, or at least things similar to it.

This was a notable exception to the norm.

[star_of_the_evening]

I shall have to adjust my expectations for the future accordingly.

[awondrousplace]

Thank you, Malik, I was going to make some comments along these lines myself.

Everyone did fantastically, and while I was not Infiltrating myself, I think things went quite well.

I am quite pleased.

[loyalrebel]

Exactly.

It is rather pleasant, knowing for certain that we did not start the downfall of a society.

[awondrousplace]

Quite.

Although, I still believe that the downfall of Newport started when that idiot creature put bloody Arthur on the throne, but that is neither here nor there.

I am quite proud of us. I have always believed that we are capable of this sort of thing, just... some of our number are unwilling to blend in, shall we say.

[amadine]

We don't know that for certain. We just know that it didn't end in a bloody riot.

[uzoda]

...thanks?

We're not usually that terrible, are we? As a group?

[He has certainly been trying very hard to be well-behaved and undisruptive.]

[loyalrebel]

We are certainly not any good normally.

Newport is a general idea of how things normally go, though there have been other stand out examples where Travelers do not bother to try to do thinks within the rules of a world.

[uzoda]

Newport didn't seem that terrible, besides the whole, uh... previous traveller problem? Is that really our fault if it got set off because an accident made way before?

[He can only understand the goings on so well through rubbernecking on the psychic network. Sorry.]

[what_do_you_see]

You speaking to your children?

[loyalrebel]

Considering I am old enough to be the father of most here and the way most jaunts have gone, I might as well be.

[He's only half sarcastic.]

I figured they could use a carrot for doing well.

[what_do_you_see]

How old are you? Must be well thought of, if a pat on the head is motivation for them.