AUDIENCE 🚀 ARTHUR

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Training? [ gonna just hobble on over to take a seat somewhere on a bench. ] Go ahead. Shoot.

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Yes.

Someone came to me and told me they have... additional responsibilities as well. They let me know that their, ah, supervisor told them that telling me this meant they could freely tell another person. Is that the case for me, as well?

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[ oh! their brows rise just a bit. ] That's not at all what I expected, but... [ they do not sound. disappointed. in fact, fingers tap their chin briefly. it seems less like they're debating about saying yes, and more like they're... intrigued at the development. i think this is hilarious. ] Then, yes. I think it would be only fair to offer the same opportunity to you. You've found some valuable information. [ so yes. you may... you may do that. ]

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Alright. And... If they had offered to introduce me to a third person - would that be acceptable as well?

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[ networking. ] I would find that to be... acceptable yes. So long as they too have an additional designation. Sounds like you made a good choice.

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Are you able to tell me how many there are? Or is it only the three of us?

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I can't say. There's a possibility we're all working under the radar to avoid any unnecessary inconsistencies in our "regularly scheduled" work. [ squeezing their knee tightly for a moment, thinking... thinking... tightly said: ] I can say that it wouldn't surprise me.

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...Possibly eight total, then.

Am I able to pass that along to the other two? And am I able to tell them who you are?

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To match our number... [ oooooogh tilts head a moment. ] ... Yes, you can tell them that we're working together. If you're collecting... colleagues, then best to offer a little bit of transparency.

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I... suppose that's what it could be called.

[sounds suspiciously like teamwork!!]

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[ WAKE UP AND SMELL THE CAMARADERIE BABYYYY ewwwwwww. ] And if I hadn't? What would you have called it?

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I don't know.

[anyways moving on]

...Did you choose me specifically, or was it randomized somehow? Knowing whether the choice was random or not should help me look for others who might have... Additional responsibilities.

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Relying on each other isn't a bad thing. [ arthur, guy. ] And... I chose you. Wrote it down on the paperwork as "shadowing" for the job to conceal it from the Company. That way if they find out anything's "amiss", then I'll take the fall for it.

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I see. [...] Thank you.

[but anyways]

Two more questions. The person I tell about my role - I'll still be able to choose them to be protected on Thursday or Sunday, correct? And... Is the ability to tell someone a one time thing, or do you think it'll happen once again?

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And... thank you. [ thinking now... ] You can still choose them, just keep it hushed. As for telling anyone else... I don't forsee the opportunity coming to us immediately. But if there is a way to do so, then I will offer it when I can.

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I see. So... Assume this is a one time thing, for the time being?

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If I don't tell anyone now and the opportunity does arise again, though, would I be able to inform two people at that time?

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[ arthur starling. ] I would say let's cross that bridge when we get to it. For now, it's only the one, at your leisure. Better to assume you are working with less than what you have.

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...I suppose so, yes.

[his octopath struggles]