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[slapfight]

Since we have our new marching orders, and are preparing to depart relatively soon, I feel as if I should go on record admitting my one weakness.

[she makes an agitated noise.] I'm not good at blending in.

[she holds up her hands, suddenly excited.]

But! But I have learned that the one thing that sets me apart is that I'm considered to be very funny. So by using my natural gift for comedy, I will surely keep the natives off guard while we plan out our strategies.

The problem is I don't have many jokes. The one about the chicken, while hilarious, will probably lose its charm after awhile, so in the name of preserving teamwork, I ask of you, my fellow Audentes, to give me, the great and lovable Peridot, your best jokes.

Comments

[slapfight]

No one else bothered to blend in with the natives, so I didn't see why I should either. And besides this is different! I have to use some sort of... cloaking device to make me look human. [she makes a disgruntled noise.]

[steler]

[um excuse you kaz dressed like a bandit for like 50% of his time there especially after he got kicked out of town with jesper and couldn't come back as themselves because he sprung jesper out of jail because jesper is an idiot

im sorry what were we talking about]

You're really upset about the having to look human thing, aren't you?

[slapfight]

It's an insult to my intended form.

[steler]

Try thinking of it as an opportunity.

[is he...trying to help her... i dont know]

[slapfight]

An opportunity for what?

[it's not even real shapeshifting!!]

[steler]

An opportunity to convince people you're someone you're not. Pull the wool over their eyes.

[slapfight]

You mean lie...

[she's

so

bad at lying.]

[steler]

[...]

Yes?

[why is this a problem]

[slapfight]

It's a logical approach to this mission, I admit. [Peridot, it's literally 85% of the mission.] I'm just... not... great at it.

[she can self-aggrandize and make up her own truth to the point that she buys it herself with the best of them, but that doesn't mean she can just make up lies on the spot.]

[steler]

It takes practice, like anything else.

[slapfight]

And by your logic, it should be easy to pick up on, since everyone does it.

[she's still not sure she buys that, but it's about 50% not wanting to buy it.]

[steler]

Everyone lies, not everyone is good at it.