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Who: Leto and You
Broadcast: Text
Action: SS Blameless
When: Now

Since the Atroma so kindly plagiarized my last game, which in turn makes me wonder how much of the broadcasts they actually pay attention to, I thought I'd offer something new.

What can't you live without? And what do you have that you would give up for it?

Or alternatively: Your favourite fantasy with the Atroma. If you must be graphic about it, do be tasteful.

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And yet I still find myself unable to decide on who I would choose. Not an easy decision, I think. Even if it is hypothetical.

Strange, since hypothetical decisions are the easiest to make.

Would it even interest you to hear who I would choose?

I certainly wouldn't mind.

Really.

[It's a moment before she actually comes up with an answer, sending another text following the first.]

Hypothetically - Lord Tyrion, Marian Hawke, and Theon Greyjoy. I'll leave the order up to your imagination.

[Is she really playing his game right now? He could probably guess the order if he tried. Though the final choice she didn't make lightly.]

Interesting choices indeed. I'm sure Tyrion would be touched.

I would think he'd find it more inappropriate than touching. He is my advisor and I am his Queen.

[Wait. What was she admitting to? Abort! She really needs to rephrase this!! Immediately sending another text after.]

Though a political marriage would be advantageous. The Lannisters hold the most gold in Westeros and their lands house mines and the largest port in Westeros.

[Yup. That's totally what she meant. Nailed it.]

Edited 2016-11-26 00:54 (UTC)

I wonder what his opinion on that would be.

About a political marriage? I don't know. I wouldn't ask him something like that.

Of course not.

I wouldn't be so callous to suggest we take advantage of each other's parentage when he already has chosen to follow me without question. He is a charismatic person. Surely there are more than enough women in the fleet and elsewhere for him to choose from, should he wish to do so.

Is that callousness or politics?

[ Leto has a stepmother for a reason. Nothing about her marriage to his father had anything to do with their personal feelings, though they had some. Paul respected Irulan and Irulan had loved Paul. But being royalty means being used. To deny it is a fallacy. ]

And I imagine there are barriers that he faces.

Somewhat both, I'd think. I can't imagine if I ever came to him and suggested it - say tomorrow - that he would warm up to the idea. I don't know what barriers he could face other than someone who worried about superficial things like looks.

I'm sure he would know better than I would.

He wouldn't marry me. I could give him no heir and it wouldn't exactly be appropriate for either of us. He should want to rebuild his family, wouldn't you think? After the damage his sister and father have done to its name.

[The lady doth protest too much?]

I don't think this game is all that helpful. Even in a hypothetical sense.

[Because now she's confused.]

I wonder. It certainly pushes people to think of possibilities that never existed before.

Or never considered the existence of.

Perhaps.

The right questions opens the world. And leads you to places you have never been.

How is it you're so knowledgeable? Is it that you ask questions? If what you say is true.

I try to ask as many as I can.

Even with all I know, one must keep learning to be wise.

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