[Filter: Silence]

[a_human_pulse]

You've been busy.

Do you require assistance?

Comments

:Silence: [Filter: Hollis]

[in_quietus]

I haven't been busy thus far. The game is just beginning. It won't last long.

[pause] In exchange for what?

[Filter: Silence]

[a_human_pulse]

[Pause.]

You telling me whether or not my father's a kinslayer,
will do for a start.

What do you need?

:Silence: [Filter: Hollis]

[in_quietus]

[pause]

By asking me to betray a client's confidentiality, you then put in question my reliability to protect your own secrets. I am not sure that kind of sacrifice is on my list of choices to make.

Discuss.

[Filter: Silence]

[a_human_pulse]

[Several dots of ink appear before she starts writing]

Well,

if it makes you feel better,
it's not like they're going to get you
to testify.