[audio]

[emasculates]

[Her tone is blunt, sharp, faintly accented. No preamble.]

We are here to fight a war. How many of you are remotely prepared?

[She's guessing like three. But then again, she has high standards for preparedness.]

Comments

audio;

[emasculates]

No. But I am less inclined to trust in the competence of others.

audio;

[justlittle]

You'll never know a person's competence unless you try them. If someone's proven to be incompetent, then fine, dismiss them. But don't do it outright.

[Bean stop lecturing your elders.]

audio;

[emasculates]

[She shrugs.]

I am disinclined to gamble on an unknown. It is pointless, and has as much chance of getting me or others killed as it does succeeding.

audio;

[justlittle]

[Somehow he can hear the shrug.]

Because nothing in life is ever unknown.

audio;

[emasculates]

I did not say otherwise.

[Amused. Are you trying to joust with her, little child? She has neither time nor patience for that tomfoolery.]

Re: audio;

[justlittle]

[Trying to understand her, more like.]

If you refuse to deal with people you do not know, you will not get far in a place like this.

audio;

[emasculates]

[There's a low noise of amusement, and her tone's a purr.]

Enlightening. How foolish of me.

audio;

[justlittle]

[Well this conversation is going nowhere.]

In any case, I hope you find information that is useful to you.

audio;

[emasculates]

[She takes to being prodded for information like a bear to ballroom dancing, tbqh.]

You as well.

audio;

[justlittle]

I will see you in our work for Monsieur Javert, then.

audio;

[emasculates]

[She makes a noise of assent and cuts the feed.]