[ Tate namedrops the person who threw the party that fucked him up so stupendously badly, and Derek immediately, visually reacts. He doesn't draw attention to the name or vocalize his feelings on having this information, but he doesn't really need to - the change is swift and immediate, a wall of thick, impenetrable anger shooting up in front him. Kav. What a stupid name. "Kav". Awful. Awful name, for such an irresponsible prick. Derek immediately dislikes him.
Still - now's not the time for that. He scratches at the label of his beer bottle, peeling it off with his nail while he focuses on what matters here, staring at the condensation on the glass until he calms down a little. Tate's got some decent plans laid out, though Derek sees their flaws. He doesn't want to discourage him from this, because this is the energy they need to take to Duplicity if they want their independence, but. Carefully, he starts to speak, staring at his hands, still clasped around his drink. ]
People were executed at Fort Harmony for not showing enough obedience to LIES. I don't think making a second Autonomy will work. You'd just be broadcasting your intentions. Painting a target on your back. We'd need a cover so we can resist in secret until we have an actionable plan to follow through with.
[ He's not comfortable with those covers being wild ragers, and only partially because he thinks Tate would take every opportunity to get high, but. It's a better idea than acting like Autonomy, he guesses. ... Aaalso - ]
Don't buy into this hotel being "neutral". It's a deathtrap. It's already fucked with my consent once, and there's nothing to say the owner won't punish people for stepping outside their roles, even after inviting them to. Feels like more of a maze to me than the rest of the city.
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Still - now's not the time for that. He scratches at the label of his beer bottle, peeling it off with his nail while he focuses on what matters here, staring at the condensation on the glass until he calms down a little. Tate's got some decent plans laid out, though Derek sees their flaws. He doesn't want to discourage him from this, because this is the energy they need to take to Duplicity if they want their independence, but. Carefully, he starts to speak, staring at his hands, still clasped around his drink. ]
People were executed at Fort Harmony for not showing enough obedience to LIES. I don't think making a second Autonomy will work. You'd just be broadcasting your intentions. Painting a target on your back. We'd need a cover so we can resist in secret until we have an actionable plan to follow through with.
[ He's not comfortable with those covers being wild ragers, and only partially because he thinks Tate would take every opportunity to get high, but. It's a better idea than acting like Autonomy, he guesses. ... Aaalso - ]
Don't buy into this hotel being "neutral". It's a deathtrap. It's already fucked with my consent once, and there's nothing to say the owner won't punish people for stepping outside their roles, even after inviting them to. Feels like more of a maze to me than the rest of the city.