[ Bastien tips his head in agreement. It doesn't. ]
Something to consider.
[ Agreeably. ]
But I'm not sure the mages are the immediate problem. It's the other division heads, no? Let's—
[ Focus, says his little gesture, and he tries to recap what he understands. ]
A meeting with them and with Derrica. [ Who's gained some esteem, with Bastien personally, but still—with the benefit of hindsight, it might have been better for Byerly to give her position to someone who would actually work with him. ] You were going in circles. I imagine it was tense? You made a suggestion that was offensive to her and unappreciated by them. She left. They lay into you, [ with a questioning lilt; that could mean a few things. ] And you said they could have used your misstep to score points with her and the others, and that they could score even more by removing you. They said perhaps they ought to do that. Yeah?
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Date: 2023-03-23 10:56 pm (UTC)Something to consider.
[ Agreeably. ]
But I'm not sure the mages are the immediate problem. It's the other division heads, no? Let's—
[ Focus, says his little gesture, and he tries to recap what he understands. ]
A meeting with them and with Derrica. [ Who's gained some esteem, with Bastien personally, but still—with the benefit of hindsight, it might have been better for Byerly to give her position to someone who would actually work with him. ] You were going in circles. I imagine it was tense? You made a suggestion that was offensive to her and unappreciated by them. She left. They lay into you, [ with a questioning lilt; that could mean a few things. ] And you said they could have used your misstep to score points with her and the others, and that they could score even more by removing you. They said perhaps they ought to do that. Yeah?