Virid; Catch-All except he's like dying tomorrow

[misstrust]

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[favourable]

[almost deadpan,]

What, are you an assassin too?

[he's been hearing Backstories.]

[misstrust]

Spy. The assassination part was my least favorite part, when it came up.

[favourable]

You don't look like a spy.

But I guess that's the point.

[misstrust]

[ Dorothy laughs at that, shaking her head. ]

To be truthful, I'm not as good a spy as I ought to be! But that's a secret between us.

[favourable]

How are you bad at it? Do you accidentally reveal your kingdom's secrets?

[misstrust]

Perish the thought! No, it's actually more simple than that.

[ As she holds up a finger-- ]

I care.

[favourable]

What does that have to do with anything?

[misstrust]

Caring about someone can sometimes interfere with a mission. It might make you hesitate when timing is crucial, for example. And someone might be able to separate the mission and their own personal feelings about it, but that's not always the case.

[favourable]

... That all sounds complicated.

[misstrust]

Feelings usually are. In that regard, I would say you're far more suitable than I am.

[favourable]

I'm a prince, not a spy.

[misstrust]

You certainly have the temperament for it--

... Wait, a prince?

[ What the hell, small child. ]

[favourable]

Yes. Prince of the kingdom of Viridian.

[misstrust]

Do princes normally get into the habit of murdering?

[ Well, she thinks, there are always ploys for the throne, but-- ]

[favourable]

Ones who're told they have to fight to the death do.

[misstrust]

... Is that your situation back home?

[ And what kind of asshole told him that, honestly-- ]

[favourable]

Yes.

[misstrust]

Aaand so you thought that still applied here?

... No, but even so, there was some other force that allowed you to move about freely in the first place...

[favourable]

[no, that's just why he's a very murderous person.]

I don't really know what happened there, but it was convenient for me.