[The pleasant smile Ghaleon had plastered on his face drops, replaced with a carefully neutral expression.]
Why indeed? We are strangers whom trespassed in your territory, spouting tales of the destruction of our worlds and the heartwarming way we have formed a community to stave off the dangers of the Skyway; what reason do you have to trust us?
Of course, the same could be asked of you: why reason do we have to trust you?
[He calmly stares her dead in the eyes, arms crossed over his chest as if this were a casual conversation with a normal person.]
Personally, I choose to believe you are the reasonable woman you seem, and would rather avoid unnecessary confrontation. I feel the same.
My only goals are to retrieve the Core and to keep this group relatively intact. Fighting you would likely be detrimental to both of these. It's true, the Bastion does provide a measure of safety, but I imagine that if you do not wish to return with us, an offering of food would be a more agreeable price for the Core.
[Honestly, he's largely assuming presenting bartering as a third option will go over well since it gives another option where everyone may profit.]
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Why indeed? We are strangers whom trespassed in your territory, spouting tales of the destruction of our worlds and the heartwarming way we have formed a community to stave off the dangers of the Skyway; what reason do you have to trust us?
Of course, the same could be asked of you: why reason do we have to trust you?
[He calmly stares her dead in the eyes, arms crossed over his chest as if this were a casual conversation with a normal person.]
Personally, I choose to believe you are the reasonable woman you seem, and would rather avoid unnecessary confrontation. I feel the same.
My only goals are to retrieve the Core and to keep this group relatively intact. Fighting you would likely be detrimental to both of these. It's true, the Bastion does provide a measure of safety, but I imagine that if you do not wish to return with us, an offering of food would be a more agreeable price for the Core.
[Honestly, he's largely assuming presenting bartering as a third option will go over well since it gives another option where everyone may profit.]