[X] Agree with Olivia's idea that she should liaise with the Fellowship in efforts to fight the Red Court,the first of a new kind of agent, taking advantage of your ability to awaken the Po
-[X] Set clear time frames and objectives for her assignment. Namely, provide a certain number of personnel trained and set mission deadlines.
-[X] Suggest that Olivia talk to other more experienced fighters for the Righteous Cause such as the Knights of the Cross who can advise her on how to properly balance fighting and life so as not to burn out and not become a victim of the enemy's manipulation.
I like this sort of approach: she has the right to make this choice herself, and I think Yog's plan goes too hard against that, but we need to let her know we're concerned, that we
care.
On which note,
@Ivar, thoughts on the following stunt?
[X] Agree with Olivia's idea that she should liaise with the Fellowship in efforts to fight the Red Court,the first of a new kind of agent, taking advantage of your ability to awaken the Po
-[X] Set clear time frames and objectives for her assignment. Namely, provide a certain number of personnel trained and set mission deadlines.
-[X] Suggest that Olivia talk to other more experienced fighters for the Righteous Cause such as the Knights of the Cross who can advise her on how to properly balance fighting and life so as not to burn out and not become a victim of the enemy's manipulation.
--[X] STUNT: You look over at Olivia's fervent expression pensively for a moment, before jerking your head towards a nearby outcropping, well away from the ongoing arcane workings. "Sit with me a minute, would you?"
--[X] STUNT: Perched across from her on the unearthly stone, you take a moment to gather your thoughts before speaking. "Listen, I'm not going to tell you
no on this: I know how it feels to need to
do something like this, and I'm not that sort of hypocrite." You give a short, wry laugh before your expression grows serious again.
--[X] STUNT: Gently, you reach out to take her hands in your own. "But, Olivia... I want you to consider how you do this really carefully, okay? Throwing yourself into things like this, especially if you're throwing other things
away? It can..." you trail off a moment, your mind flashing to Harry in some of his darker moments; and to your dad, and the worry you've seen Mom try to hide, alone at night in a dark and quiet kitchen. And then... to
ice and
fear and a little bit of mind magic done with
the best of intentions, honest.
--[X] STUNT: "It can really fuck you up, okay? Sometimes in ways you don't realise until you're a lot further down the line." You look her dead in the eye, trying to get across how much this means to you, how much her
wellbeing means to you. "I don't want that for you, okay? I won't say no, but I want to make sure you're doing this in the right way, yeah?"
I'm thinking here that Molly wouldn't want to tell Olivia not to do this, because she knows full well what being stifled and constrained feels like, but by the same token, she
also has first-hand experience of the impacts, the knock-on effects, and all that.
The mention of Arctis Tor and that whole situation might seem a bit out of left field, but I think it's something that would spring to mind, for all of its ties to unintended consequences. It's not strictly cause and effect, but I think the two would be tied together in her mind a bit.
