[ And Claude likes to fancy that he's unflappable: mostly because he's been taught to be, and he is, despite it all, a creature of habit. Iona is charming, of course, but when you're raised to be able to sidestep charm in favor of pragmatism, some things are bound to get lost along the way.
(Then again, people don't operate like that— people aren't statistics, no matter how easy it is to render reactions in cause-and-effect. Claude is no exception to this rule.)
When she stands up, though, this dumb shitlord reaches out and brushes her hands with his fingers. ]
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[ And Claude likes to fancy that he's unflappable: mostly because he's been taught to be, and he is, despite it all, a creature of habit. Iona is charming, of course, but when you're raised to be able to sidestep charm in favor of pragmatism, some things are bound to get lost along the way.
(Then again, people don't operate like that— people aren't statistics, no matter how easy it is to render reactions in cause-and-effect. Claude is no exception to this rule.)
When she stands up, though, this dumb shitlord reaches out and brushes her hands with his fingers. ]
Leaving so soon?