Threads Of Destiny(Eastern Fantasy, Sequel to Forge of Destiny)

Voted best in category in the Users' Choice awards.
[X] Be a bit more direct, ask after the situation of the central White SKy, and the prevailing opinions there. Be willing to share obliquely some of your own internal situation to get it. (Focus on the professional (Gain more information, bolster personal relationship less.)
 
[X] Be a bit more direct, ask after the situation of the central White SKy, and the prevailing opinions there. Be willing to share obliquely some of your own internal situation to get it. (Focus on the professional (Gain more information, bolster personal relationship less.)
 
[X] Use this for what it is a greeting and a token of friendship. Talk to Jaromila about her journey and troubles and share some of your own. Some information will pass between you, but you won't fish. (Bolster personal relationship more, for reduced information.)
 
[X] Be a bit more direct, ask after the situation of the central White SKy, and the prevailing opinions there. Be willing to share obliquely some of your own internal situation to get it. (Focus on the professional (Gain more information, bolster personal relationship less.)
 
[X] Use this for what it is a greeting and a token of friendship. Talk to Jaromila about her journey and troubles and share some of your own. Some information will pass between you, but you won't fish. (Bolster personal relationship more, for reduced information.)
 
I'm probably going to be on the other side standing against the many this time but:

[X] Be a bit more direct, ask after the situation of the central White Sky, and the prevailing opinions there. Be willing to share obliquely some of your own internal situation to get it. (Focus on the professional (Gain more information, bolster personal relationship less.)
 
[X] Be a bit more direct, ask after the situation of the central White SKy, and the prevailing opinions there. Be willing to share obliquely some of your own internal situation to get it. (Focus on the professional (Gain more information, bolster personal relationship less.)
 
[X] Use this for what it is a greeting and a token of friendship. Talk to Jaromila about her journey and troubles and share some of your own. Some information will pass between you, but you won't fish. (Bolster personal relationship more, for reduced information.)

I think having someone as committed to seeing that this succeeds in our corner from the opposite side is every bit as crucial as the information. If she prefers to keep some back...well so do we.
 
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[X] Use this for what it is a greeting and a token of friendship. Talk to Jaromila about her journey and troubles and share some of your own. Some information will pass between you, but you won't fish. (Bolster personal relationship more, for reduced information.)
 
[X] Be a bit more direct, ask after the situation of the central White SKy, and the prevailing opinions there. Be willing to share obliquely some of your own internal situation to get it. (Focus on the professional (Gain more information, bolster personal relationship less.)
 
[X] Use this for what it is a greeting and a token of friendship. Talk to Jaromila about her journey and troubles and share some of your own. Some information will pass between you, but you won't fish. (Bolster personal relationship more, for reduced information.)
 
[X] Use this for what it is a greeting and a token of friendship. Talk to Jaromila about her journey and troubles and share some of your own. Some information will pass between you, but you won't fish. (Bolster personal relationship more, for reduced information.)

Ling Qi's friendship with Jaromila is arguably the single most important part of our total diplomatic efforts thus far, and the linchpin upon which the rest of the summit has to be build. The information attained would have to be very valuable indeed in order to exceed becoming closer to her in overall importance.
 
[X] Be a bit more direct, ask after the situation of the central White SKy, and the prevailing opinions there. Be willing to share obliquely some of your own internal situation to get it. (Focus on the professional (Gain more information, bolster personal relationship less.)

Better to conspire now and share tales when we enjoy the fruits of our scheme.
 
[X] Use this for what it is a greeting and a token of friendship. Talk to Jaromila about her journey and troubles and share some of your own. Some information will pass between you, but you won't fish. (Bolster personal relationship more, for reduced information.)
 
[X] Use this for what it is a greeting and a token of friendship. Talk to Jaromila about her journey and troubles and share some of your own. Some information will pass between you, but you won't fish. (Bolster personal relationship more, for reduced information.)
 
[X] Use this for what it is a greeting and a token of friendship. Talk to Jaromila about her journey and troubles and share some of your own. Some information will pass between you, but you won't fish. (Bolster personal relationship more, for reduced information.)
 
[ X] Use this for what it is a greeting and a token of friendship. Talk to Jaromila about her journey and troubles and share some of your own. Some information will pass between you, but you won't fish. (Bolster personal relationship more, for reduced information.)

"Hey remember that time you decided not to kill me? That was hilarious and great."
"So true! Let's keep that up."
* cheers *

Such is the fundamental underpinning of all positive relationships.
 
[X] Use this for what it is a greeting and a token of friendship. Talk to Jaromila about her journey and troubles and share some of your own. Some information will pass between you, but you won't fish. (Bolster personal relationship more, for reduced information.)
 
[X] Use this for what it is a greeting and a token of friendship. Talk to Jaromila about her journey and troubles and share some of your own. Some information will pass between you, but you won't fish. (Bolster personal relationship more, for reduced information.)

If I'm perfectly honest with myself I'm picking this because I still don't fully trust Jaromila to be fully behind this venture without us essentially forcing her to by liking us. The higher our relationship rank with her the more she will do for us off screen (probably) when these negotiations are over and we eventually get to the often mentioned and highly anticipated time-skip era of the quest.
 
[X] Use this for what it is a greeting and a token of friendship. Talk to Jaromila about her journey and troubles and share some of your own. Some information will pass between you, but you won't fish. (Bolster personal relationship more, for reduced information.)
 
Something something friendship something something magic something something...

Adhoc vote count started by Killer_Whale on Jan 21, 2023 at 8:57 PM, finished with 68 posts and 49 votes.
 
[X] Use this for what it is a greeting and a token of friendship. Talk to Jaromila about her journey and troubles and share some of your own. Some information will pass between you, but you won't fish. (Bolster personal relationship more, for reduced information.)
 
[X] Use this for what it is a greeting and a token of friendship. Talk to Jaromila about her journey and troubles and share some of your own. Some information will pass between you, but you won't fish. (Bolster personal relationship more, for reduced information.)
 
[X] Use this for what it is a greeting and a token of friendship. Talk to Jaromila about her journey and troubles and share some of your own. Some information will pass between you, but you won't fish. (Bolster personal relationship more, for reduced information.)

Picture, for a moment, a decisive future vote. We want to push for something that, while very beneficial if it works, might also look dangerous. Something that might leave one side or the other at a disadvantage if the other side reneged on the deal. The odds are unlikely, because we are dealing in good faith, but they can't accept unless they're sure of it themselves. How do you convince someone that you're dealing in good faith? You ask someone who knows you well enough to vouch for you. The Polar Nations trusts Jaromila as one of their own, advancing the interests of the White Sky and the Polar Nations as a whole. If Jaromila trusts us, understands us well enough, that could carry us through critical diplomatic roadblocks further down the line.

And I must stress, this is the only real opportunity to build such personal trust between members of the two nations. We're the only Emissary on the imperial side, and our personal contact with Jaromila extends well prior to the big meeting here. If anyone's in a position to understand and be understood well enough to breach the veil of distrust, it's us and Jaromila.
 
[X] Use this for what it is a greeting and a token of friendship. Talk to Jaromila about her journey and troubles and share some of your own. Some information will pass between you, but you won't fish. (Bolster personal relationship more, for reduced information.)
 
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