Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-25582638-20151210004452/@comment-5999656-20160120001630

Fen used the tissues to wipe her tears. Her outburst had passed, but her criticism hadn't yet abated. Now that the forceful part was out of the way, it was time to keep digging. She sniffed, and sat forward again.

"It's a spectrum, don't you see? Just because you're not trying to destroy me doesn't mean that you're not doing something that involves me but benefits you." Fen had expressed herself, but she knew it wasn't her place to tell somebody else how to live their life. She was just trying to show what had made her so upset in the first place.

On the other hand, Cyzarine had never forced her to come along in the first place. Fen was seeing now where the problem stemmed from. Being simple-minded, she had offered to help however she could but ended up exposed to some dangerous inner workings of the Bluthardt that she had no intention of getting involved in.

''So then... I should be more careful about who I offer my trust to from now on.''

Fine. But onto business.

"I just... didn't like the way you said it, you know? I have no idea why these Syndicate people want me, and you were prepared to shoot them but seem totally okay with me walking over to their side. It's just so confusing." Thinking back, Cyzarine truly had no responsibility to care for her. Fen had merely responded in an unprofessional way and expected Cyzarine to do the same.

"I... maybe I can't blame you for being you. I'm sorry about that. I'm definitely ignorant of the kind of activities you're used to engaging in." I also see some inherent issues with the way your family runs things, but I shouldn't say it directly, she thought.

"Instead, tell me about this. What specifically do you know about the shady activities that you claim my parents are engaging in, and how do you know this information when I, the heiress to the corporation, do not?" That seemed like a fair enough way of approaching the problem. If there were spies in the company, Fen would make some legal complaints but not before investigating their knowledge.

''If she's operating illegally in order to obtain information on illegal operations by our employees... it's helpful but I'm not sure how I feel about this vigilantism.''

Fen wasn't completely ready to accept Cyzarine's apology until she understood this. She wondered, W''hat possible benefit could they have by following wealthy businesses in distant kingdoms? ''Until the Bluthardts' objective was explained, Fen couldn't reconcile with her doubts about the upscale family.