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[mansuetus]

Causa latet, vis est notissima fontis.

[ and if lucrezia is bothered by -- well, everything, it doesn't show. if anything, she insists on a smile that is brilliant and light as she sits on her swing in the garden, feet bare and the edge of her dress painted green as if she were sitting on the grass before ]

The cause is hidden, but the result is known.

[ and how true that seems to be, isn't it Tranquility? the cause is always hidden and the result is always known; and a bit too late, at that. ]

But why wait until mine are known? I would play a game, Tranquility, and spoil my own surprises. A memory for a memory and a secret for a secret.

[ and who does not want a secret from a Borgia? ]

If I shall find a daring enough partner.

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[comesalong]

Sort of like truth or dare?

[With Lucrezia Borgia. Count Amy in.]

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[mansuetus]

Amy Pond!

[ she remembers you very fondly! and there is a smile there, together with an eager curiosity. ]

explain your truth or dare to me and I shall tell you if they are one and the same.

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[comesalong]

[Lucrezia Borgia said her name, ahhh no one tell her husband about this.]

It's a game where you ask other people to pick either truth or dare. They either have to tell the absolute truth about whatever you ask them or they have to do whatever you dare them to do.

I always chose dare.

[And if she sounds proud of that, it's because she is.]

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[sweetbreads]

And yet we control the flow of information ourselves? It takes some of the unpredictability from it.

[ He's very easy to challenge, shush. ]

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[mansuetus]

A pity for the ship, its plan for unpredictability - brilliant as it was, foiled.

[ and perhaps that is the point of it all, isn't it? ]

I admit, I am quite fond of the idea.

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[sweetbreads]

And I, fortunately for this project, am myself a fan of quid pro quo.

Quem deus vult perdere, dementat prius. Would you care to begin?

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[doggedly]

Seriously, only you would make a game of this.

[But he says it more fondly than anything else. Adorable as always, Lucrezia.]

And your question begs question: is there anyone daring enough to be your partner?

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[mansuetus]

I told you once, there is only one Lucrezia Borgia on the ship.

[ many other beautiful ladies whom she might be a bit jealous of but one of her, certainly. ]

I may hope there is someone of such courage and boldness. can you think of one who would fit my demands, Sirius Black?

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[doggedly]

There is. What a relief. I couldn't imagine trying to split my affections between two Lucrezias, it would be overwhelming. And all the love, and beauty, we'd drown beneath it for sure.

As for likely candidates to match you... I can think of one, at least. Would you like to be introduced? I think you'll fancy him.

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[tinytactician]

This...this is a game for you?

[He's been taught to be polite and kind to everyone he meets -- especially ladies -- but this seems almost...sadistic.]

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[mansuetus]

Of course.

[ she tilts her head. she is a borgia, certainly, and some would say all borgias are a little inclined to the sadistic side of themselves. for her, this is a game; lucrezia thinks in games more than most of her family. it seems to her much easier than simply politics or wars. ]

have you never volunteered a secret to another?

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[tinytactician]

[That gets a wrinkled-up nose, like he can't quite wrap his mind around this. Then he slowly shakes his head, before qualifying:]

Not to a stranger, no. That seems...dangerous.

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[birchcore]

That seems more than fair to me.

[ never let it be said that bethany isn't at least a little bit daring. ]

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[mansuetus]

I would attract very few partners if my rules were anything but.

[ and then where would that leave her? alone with her thoughts and her worries and too many memories which are not her own. ]

Shall I start?

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[birchcore]

This game is a little familiar to me. My brothers and I used to play something similar.

[ it is awkward all-around. bethany feels terribly guilty about it, because she does not even know the names of most of these people. ]

Very well.

[wolfinthesnow]

Secrets, now, Lucrezia?

[mansuetus]

Jon Snow!

[ she doesn't quite answer the question at first. mostly she just looks absurdly happy to see him. ]

You are sinfully late.

[northerner]

And suppose you know all of my secrets, Lucrezia? What game shall we play then?

[mansuetus]

I shall never be as vain as to say I know all the secrets the King in the North.

[ but there is something teasing, even behind this humbleness. a tone of mischief to her voice. ]

They will call me proud and foolish.

[private|voice|"unhackable"]

[ryuuzaki]

You'd have to trust me to be honest.

[He already hates everything that's happening, but he keeps his voice smooth and his tone mild. It's been a little while since he's talked to her. He might be a little bit honest, but he might not. He assumes that she might not be, either, but it'll be amusing to hear her tell a story that indicates how she wants to represent herself to him.]

[private|voice|"unhackable"]

[mansuetus]

Yes.

[ and that is a game inside a game. an exchange of secrets on the one hand and an odd sort of trust on the other. she could tell new tales, she could change the past in her tales, she can do all of that or be honest and the choice is her own. ]

And you would have to give me the same trust.

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[chambermaid]

Lucrezia. I have some things I want to tell you. [ HER BOYFRIEND AND MAMA IN LAW SHAPED THINGS] It's good news.

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[mansuetus]

I will always hear your words, my sweet Gwen, especially if they are good news!

[ she is curious about the news. good news have become a rare treat on the ship and she wonders if it has to do with the last jump. she has yet to tell her of alayne being back. ]

tell, I am curious.

[voice]

[yardbird]

If you tell a secret for a secret, then it's not much a secret anymore. Is it?

[He gets that people are starting to see things around here -- but there are still some things that should be kept to yourself. In Murphy's opinion, anyway.]

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[mansuetus]

No, it would not be! so I suppose you must choose secrets you do not mind sharing. they might not be true secrets, simply things I do not know and I believe, dear Murphy, there are some things I do not know of you that you would not mind to tell me.