Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-24416658-20140311004142/@comment-24487330-20140621160128

Whether his sadness was genuine or not, Camo was not moved by Al's display. Rather, he was given pause by his partner's claim that he had been forced to build his life out of virtually nothing; having always lived in poverty, the archer could empathize with that kind of plight, even if only slightly. After taking a few moments to regain his calm, he said, "This doesn't make any sense. You're afraid of being punished for your actions, so you choose to act out and claim the spotlight...? Or are you trying to get people to feel sorry for you? I don't know what kind of life you've come from, but it doesn't give you the right to-"

The sight of Al's face from beneath his visor stopped Camo before he could finish his sentence; he'd had his doubts about his story before, but a liar couldn't pale or weep on cue, not like this. This changed things. The archer fell silent and turned away from his teammate, trying to process this turn of events and come up with a proper response. How best to handle this: with a stony attitude or a sympathetic one? Having seen so many jaded and empowered trainees around them, he faltered now that he was faced with someone who had lived a childhood just as harsh as his own, if not worse...