Doppelgnger? Brainwashing? Blackmail? Heh ... well, that's one way to use a cliffie.
So, without further ado, ikuzo!
One of these days, I'd have to learn how to tapdance on the head of a pin. Just because.
Certainly, it couldn't be any more difficult than juggling this mess.
Apparently, Soir had talked to Juliet the day immediately after our run in with Pearl and paramour and asked her for, of all the things, relationship advice. Juliet had spun a tale that sounded convincing enough ... sadly enough, since despite precautions the two of them had been overheard, and particulars of their conversation had found their way to Kruger.
I don't think that the Headmistress had been aware of Juliet's extracurricular activities before, but she sure as hell was now. The fallout of that particular revelation was averted, or at least postponed, by ...
... well, from what snippets of actual conversation myself and Juliet managed to have in-between trying to look like a couple - asking like a couple of what? wouldn't be out of place, I think - it took trying to convince Kruger that Juliet had only started her little group and a contract with mine to ferret out Schwarz agents to get the woman to back off.
A weak excuse, she'd admitted herself, but one the Headmistress had apparently been willing to swallow given the situation.
In all, the day I'd hoped would offer a bit of relaxation had turned into something altogether different.
The only consolation being that Kruger hadn't had an opportunity to personally 'consult' with me about the state of affairs. I wasn't deluding myself into thinking she wouldn't, in the coming days, offer up an invitation for a brief and undoubtedly friendly chat ...
Well, I figured I'd deal with that when the time came.
next: tensions.
-Griever
When tact is required, use brute force. When force is required, use greater force.
When the greatest force is required, use your head. Surprise is everything. - The Book of Cataclysm
So, without further ado, ikuzo!
One of these days, I'd have to learn how to tapdance on the head of a pin. Just because.
Certainly, it couldn't be any more difficult than juggling this mess.
Apparently, Soir had talked to Juliet the day immediately after our run in with Pearl and paramour and asked her for, of all the things, relationship advice. Juliet had spun a tale that sounded convincing enough ... sadly enough, since despite precautions the two of them had been overheard, and particulars of their conversation had found their way to Kruger.
I don't think that the Headmistress had been aware of Juliet's extracurricular activities before, but she sure as hell was now. The fallout of that particular revelation was averted, or at least postponed, by ...
... well, from what snippets of actual conversation myself and Juliet managed to have in-between trying to look like a couple - asking like a couple of what? wouldn't be out of place, I think - it took trying to convince Kruger that Juliet had only started her little group and a contract with mine to ferret out Schwarz agents to get the woman to back off.
A weak excuse, she'd admitted herself, but one the Headmistress had apparently been willing to swallow given the situation.
In all, the day I'd hoped would offer a bit of relaxation had turned into something altogether different.
The only consolation being that Kruger hadn't had an opportunity to personally 'consult' with me about the state of affairs. I wasn't deluding myself into thinking she wouldn't, in the coming days, offer up an invitation for a brief and undoubtedly friendly chat ...
Well, I figured I'd deal with that when the time came.
next: tensions.
-Griever
When tact is required, use brute force. When force is required, use greater force.
When the greatest force is required, use your head. Surprise is everything. - The Book of Cataclysm