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<blockquote data-quote="Rystil Arden" data-source="post: 3160178" data-attributes="member: 29014"><p>*Nissa raises an eyebrow at the woman and then shakes her head slightly.*</p><p></p><p><span style="color: silver">"Well, you <em>almost</em> passed the Masters' first inspection, girl, but you at least proved sufficient security to keep us satisfied. If you had not used discretion and screening, you would have failed completely, so you are to be commended for your diligence, but you must also be chastised for your inattention to detail."</span></p><p></p><p>*Nissa taps her circlet.*</p><p></p><p><span style="color: silver">"If you had paid more attention, you would have noticed this circlet, which marks me the vassal and apprentice of the Masters. It was created through powerful chronomantic magics and made of platinum suffused with the eddies of the Plane of Time and of the very <em>quintessence</em> you so cleverly used as a test. The symbol of time flowing into eternity represents the glorious eternal future of the Masters' reign once we use your reagents to gain control of the weirds."</span></p><p><span style="color: silver"></span></p><p><span style="color: silver">"Failure is not tolerated by the Masters, but you should feel fortunate that I like your spunk and your quick thinking, so as I said, I choose to view your performance as a partial success. With that out of the way, my question for you was not merely a pretense for the test, just as the Masters' choice of my presentation as a time elemental was not merely a test but also a way to ensure that their agents are not fully exposed without necessity, giving away one of their advantages."</span></p><p><span style="color: silver"></span></p><p><span style="color: silver">"As such, I do still need to inspect your progress. If that is coming together well, then my report of your performance will be more positive. Remember that those who serve us well will be rewarded, while those who fail us...well, you know what happened to the Tempest Twins when they failed to perform their part on time, or if you don't, I suggest you look into it on your own time and educate yourself."</span></p><p></p><p>(OOC: Disguise +28, Diplomacy +22, Bluff +18)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rystil Arden, post: 3160178, member: 29014"] *Nissa raises an eyebrow at the woman and then shakes her head slightly.* [color=silver]"Well, you [I]almost[/I] passed the Masters' first inspection, girl, but you at least proved sufficient security to keep us satisfied. If you had not used discretion and screening, you would have failed completely, so you are to be commended for your diligence, but you must also be chastised for your inattention to detail."[/color] *Nissa taps her circlet.* [color=silver]"If you had paid more attention, you would have noticed this circlet, which marks me the vassal and apprentice of the Masters. It was created through powerful chronomantic magics and made of platinum suffused with the eddies of the Plane of Time and of the very [I]quintessence[/I] you so cleverly used as a test. The symbol of time flowing into eternity represents the glorious eternal future of the Masters' reign once we use your reagents to gain control of the weirds." "Failure is not tolerated by the Masters, but you should feel fortunate that I like your spunk and your quick thinking, so as I said, I choose to view your performance as a partial success. With that out of the way, my question for you was not merely a pretense for the test, just as the Masters' choice of my presentation as a time elemental was not merely a test but also a way to ensure that their agents are not fully exposed without necessity, giving away one of their advantages." "As such, I do still need to inspect your progress. If that is coming together well, then my report of your performance will be more positive. Remember that those who serve us well will be rewarded, while those who fail us...well, you know what happened to the Tempest Twins when they failed to perform their part on time, or if you don't, I suggest you look into it on your own time and educate yourself."[/color] (OOC: Disguise +28, Diplomacy +22, Bluff +18) [/QUOTE]
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