AUDIENCE FOR: Lup

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mostly void, partially stars.

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[they think on this for a moment.]

What do you suppose makes a genuine person? Or a genuine action, rather.

[evocationary]

I don't know. I'm not a philosopher. [she says, quietly.] Just not being fake. That's, uh. That's all I can manage.

[she pulls in a little further on herself.]

[guestservices]

It's not really a philosophical question. I mean more like...for you. What do you consider someone being genuine? How can you tell if a person you're talking to is for real or not?

[evocationary]

It - it kind of is, I don't know. If they... if they reach out, I guess. Or if they show something they wouldn't with me.

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Moments of vulnerability, then. [they think about this quietly.] I suppose that does make sense. A sign of trying to trust and gauging.

[evocationary]

Mmhm. Trust and genuineness go together, I think.

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[they tilt their head at that.]

How long did it take for people at the station to trust you? Your fellow Avatars included. [there is a point.]

[evocationary]

... A while, I guess. It's hard to say, considering what we were doing there.

[guestservices]

Did they approach trust the same way you just told me?

[evocationary]

[grumbles.]

I get the point you're making.

[guestservices]

You aren't a bad person, Lup. But people aren't always easy either. I think you know that, too. You'll figure out how to talk to those people sooner or later because you're too stubborn to quit.

[evocationary]

[she's quiet for a bit, and then, softer:]

Thanks, Gemini.

[guestservices]

[a bow of their head.]

Of course. I mean it. [so don't think otherwise.]