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Well, that was fun. Happy Halloween, everybody.

Can we get some Lundegaard guys out here sometime this week? I want to talk about infrastructure improvements and a few other projects.

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[…] […] You should not be observing those within the community. […] There is no utility in that.

At any rate, this is good to know. I thought it was odd, how Dutch was granted access to the Summit. Where did you hear this?

Not everything is about utility. And you should take your own advice, if you actually believe it.

I don’t think it’s so odd. Their commitment to clearing hordes has a big impact on life in the Quad.

And Jem told me himself.

What’s that supposed to mean?

And forest fires are useful for clearing out old brush, but that doesn’t mean we consider them rational actors or invite them to the bargaining table.

[…] A fruitful interpersonal dynamic?

Which part?

That’s a rather tightly wound metaphor. Hard to gain much purchase. You do not need to be a fan of their methods but we can’t exactly ignore them.

[…] He asked for a rematch of our game.

All of it.

I used that metaphor specifically because I did not want you to talk your way around it. But point taken. I do not ignore them, and they're part of the Summit now.

[...] Good. [...] I knew you would be the right person to ask. May it continue to be fruitful for you.

You’re keeping tabs on me. And if I do the same to you, it’s only out of casual interest. I am not hoping to gain any advantage.

And I don’t understand why you must make our conversations in to competitions. We are not disagreeing.

[…] You seem stuck on that word. Fruitful.

If you say so, Margarita. Although I don’t believe you see things that way at all, in casual interest.

Why is it that you and your friend Gideon take issue with the way I talk. I’m not competing against you, I’m only aware that I’ve asked for your help two times now. I won’t always go around on my hands and knees for you, Margarita. And “fruitful” contains all the suggested meaning I need it to contain, without having to say more. I’m not stuck, it’s what I choose.

Because by your own admission you choose your words to purposefully cut off further discussion and make suggestive implications.

But it’s fine. I don’t really care what you believe about me.

I know that.

There. I agree with you. No competition.

[…] Mara is flirting with you, by the way. You know that, right?

~~You fool. You think you can trick me?~~

What I know of Mara is that she’s positioned herself to have authority, according to her philosophy. “Human nature is to want” and she can grant wants. That’s admirable social maneuvering.