Edits, lead into Mitzvot

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Madison Scott-Clary
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@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ He smiled lopsidedly. "True Name cornered me when this whole thing began and quo
"Well, she followed it up with, "That is a poem about death. Please understand that there is risk here, as well" so, maybe it was a bit of both."
Sarah laughed. "Well, okay. I'll grant you that. Sounds like working with her has been kind of fraught. You've had more experience than I."
Sarah laughed. "Well, okay. I'll grant you that. Sounds like working with her has been kind of an adventure. You've had more experience than I."
He rubbed his hands together and chewed on his lip thoughtfully. "It hasn't been too bad, all told. She's been nothing but polite, and sometimes even nice. It's hardly been a bad time. I think the biggest block has actually been squaring what I'm experiencing with what I'd assumed about her from the *History*."
"It hasn't been too bad, all told. She's been nothing but polite, and sometimes even nice. It's hardly been a bad time. I think the biggest block has actually been squaring what I'm experiencing with what I'd assumed about her from the *History*."
"She didn't exactly come off as kind or polite in there, no."
"Codrin mentioned something about that, about how they wanted the *History* released, but wanted to control how. Ey said that she'd acted as dramatic as she had in order to make the end result seem more sensational than realistic."
"Codrin mentioned something about that, about how they wanted the *History* released, but wanted to control how. Ey said that she'd acted as dramatic as she had in order to make the end result seem more sensational than realistic. "Shaping the narrative," she called it."
Sarah laughed. "Well, I'd certainly call *that* subtle."
@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Sarah nodded. "They're not for everyone, especially here, where you have the pro
After a suitable pause, he nudged the subject back toward the previous topic. "Has your opinion of the *History* changed at all?"
"A little, I suppose. A lot of the dramatic interactions felt like just that: drama. It's the type of thing that I'm attuned to, though, based on my work. The Odists have a flair for that, though, which I guess makes sense, given where they come from." She paused, gaze drifting off towards nothing. "I guess if my opinion has changed, it's been to understand just how deep it all goes. Not the behind the scenes stuff, that's whatever, but their control over themselves. True Name especially."
"A little, I suppose. A lot of the dramatic interactions felt like just that: drama. It's the type of thing that I'm attuned to, though, based on my work. The Odists have a flair for that, though, which I guess makes sense, given where they come from." She paused, gaze drifting off towards nothing. "I guess if my opinion has changed, it's been to understand just how deep it all goes. Not the behind the scenes stuff, that's whatever, but their control over themselves. True Name especially. Control like that is often used to cover fear and trauma."
"It kind of makes me wonder--"