She was sort of hoping Pilar would suddenly be here, with a cookie and a solution, but apparently not.

"I'm not trying to impress you, Avaricia.  Keltham doesn't, Sevar doesn't, I rather doubt I can.  Just being wry about that."

"But it's not my job to correct you.  Just to correct your story."

"My sense is that this story currently ends with Keltham choosing not to hire you, unless you keep up an Abyss of a lead in chemistry."

Asmodia's sense is that Avaricia is a liability to Project Lawful and alter-Avaricia should quit it in disgust before real-Avaricia blows it up, but this need not be said aloud.  It is, in fact, not Asmodia's decision.

She was sort of hoping Pilar would suddenly be here, with a cookie and a solution, but apparently not.

"I'm not trying to impress you, Avaricia.  Carissa Sevar doesn't, Keltham out of dath ilan doesn't, I rather doubt I can.  Just being wry about that."

"But it's not my job to correct you.  Just to correct your story."

"My sense is that this story currently ends with Keltham choosing not to hire you, unless you keep up an Abyss of a lead in chemistry."

Asmodia's sense is that Avaricia is a liability to Project Lawful and alter-Avaricia should quit it in disgust before real-Avaricia blows it up, but this need not be said aloud.  It is, in fact, not Asmodia's decision.

She was sort of hoping Pilar would suddenly be here, with a cookie and a solution, but apparently not.

"I'm not trying to impress you, Avaricia.  Carissa Sevar doesn't, Keltham out of dath ilan doesn't, I rather doubt I can.  Just being wry about how you'll never match a fraction of our actual accomplishments."

"But it's not my job to correct you.  Just to correct your story."

"My sense is that this story currently ends with Keltham choosing not to hire you, unless you keep up an Abyss of a lead in chemistry."

Asmodia's sense is that Avaricia is a liability to Project Lawful and alter-Avaricia should quit it in disgust before real-Avaricia blows it up, but this need not be said aloud.  It is, in fact, not Asmodia's decision.

She was sort of hoping Pilar would suddenly be here, with a cookie and a solution, but apparently not.

"I'm not trying to impress you, Avaricia.  Carissa Sevar doesn't, Keltham out of dath ilan doesn't, I rather doubt I can.  Just being wry about how you'll never match a fraction of our actual accomplishments."

"But it's not my job to correct you.  Only to correct your story."

"My sense is that this story currently ends with Keltham choosing not to hire you, unless you keep up an Abyss of a lead in chemistry."

Asmodia's sense is that Avaricia is a liability to Project Lawful and alter-Avaricia should quit it in disgust before real-Avaricia blows it up, but this need not be said aloud.  It is, in fact, not Asmodia's decision.

She was sort of hoping Pilar would suddenly be here, with a cookie and a solution, but apparently not.

"I'm not trying to impress you, Avaricia.  Carissa Sevar doesn't, Keltham out of dath ilan doesn't, I rather doubt I can.  Just observing you'll never match a fraction of our actual accomplishments."

"But it's not my job to correct you.  Only to correct your story."

"My sense is that this story currently ends with Keltham choosing not to hire you, unless you keep up an Abyss of a lead in chemistry."

Asmodia's sense is that Avaricia is a liability to Project Lawful and alter-Avaricia should quit it in disgust before real-Avaricia blows it up, but this need not be said aloud.  It is, in fact, not Asmodia's decision.

She was sort of hoping Pilar would suddenly be here, with a cookie and a solution, but apparently not.

"I'm not trying to impress you, Avaricia.  Carissa Sevar doesn't, Keltham out of dath ilan doesn't, I rather doubt I can.  Just being wry about how you'll never match a fraction of our actual accomplishments."

"But it's not my job to correct you.  Only to correct your story."

"My sense is that this story currently ends with Keltham choosing not to hire you, unless you keep up an Abyss of a lead in chemistry."

Asmodia's sense is that Avaricia is a liability to Project Lawful and alter-Avaricia should quit it in disgust before real-Avaricia blows it up, but this need not be said aloud.  It is, in fact, not Asmodia's decision.