VIDEO; UN: HAWKEYE

[strictdiscipline]

[Instead of any person, the scene presently on the screen is of a backpack lying in the snow, overflowing with child leashes in a variety of different colors and patterns. The voice that pipes up has about as much warmth as the chill tundra wind and is just loud enough to cut through the continued wailing of infant squidges nearby.]

It appears that some of our superiors question our ability to properly watch over these small creatures.

[Though if the delivery was sent in earnest rather than as a practical joke, she can't say she disagrees with the assessment, at least not with regards to a certain subsection of Team Audentes. (Fortune might favor the bold, but it certainly won't favor anyone lacking basic common sense as far as she's concerned.)

Regardless, she presses on.]

While I should hope that none of you will need one at the moment [judging u if you put a leash on ur infant squidge tbh] some of you may find them necessary at a later point in this mission. There seem to be enough for each recruit to have one.

[Unfortunately.

A brief pause follows, enough time for a resigned sigh.]

With that said, if you are concerned about caring for a living being, I'm sure there are several of us willing to provide advice.

(ooc: i bought a bunch of child leashes as an ac reward as i was completely out of ideas, feel free to handwave your character grabbed one.)

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[strictdiscipline]

And now?

[Things change quite a bit over the course of several years, let alone several hundreds of years.]

[dailydouble]

I have not been young for thousands of years. The urge passed, once I had seen enough of the cruelty of men and gods.

[strictdiscipline]

[Gods she's met only one or twice, but she can't deny the truth of the other half of his statement. Still:]

There are some who aren't so cruel left out there.

[Or, there were. Her expression falters upon sending that, and once again she's grateful this conversation is being carried out through text.]

[dailydouble]

I do not doubt it, but is it worth the risk?

[strictdiscipline]

[There's a long moment of silence on the other end with no answer.]

I used to think so. I'm not so sure anymore.

[dailydouble]

Experience has left me cynical. I suppose it has done the same to you.

If you ever resolve the issue, I would be interested in hearing about your conclusions.

[strictdiscipline]

You make this sound like some sort of scientific experiment.

[There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to human emotion.]

But I'll let you know, if I ever do figure that out.

[dailydouble]

That was not my intent, but thank you.