mistressmaryquitecontrary

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[PLACEHOLDER: SO STUFF HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON PYLEA OKAY???? HERE IS WHERE IT CAN GO!]

Mary can't really argue that point.

A little grudging: "Yes - but just because they ought to be able to, does not mean that people can."

Mary is very much a civilian. It shows.

Trowa doesn't say that.

He waits, instead. Pop quiz, Mary! Will you retrace this conversation and find the logical conclusion, or will you argue at him some more?

"I do not know you," Mary says, scowling at him.

"I do not know what you can do - or how trustworthy you are at assessing your own performance levels."

Two can play at that game, Trowa!

This is true.

It's also a hazard of life. (Trowa's solution has been a delicate balance of paranoia, self-sufficiency, and learning to accurately assess other people without asking for their input in the matter.)

"You don't," he agrees, calmly and unhelpfully.

"Then why should I take your word for it?"

"You've got my assessment, and yours."

"Beyond that, it takes time for the data to accumulate."

In other words: you'll just have to wait and see if you can't already tell, won't you.

"If I have to," Mary says, haughtily, "I will stay up through your watch, to make certain you are alert. I have already had my turn; it will not matter if I am well-rested."

"You don't have to."

Do with this what you will, Mary.

But keep in mind that if you have to be steered sleepily along tomorrow, everybody will be grumpy.

"I have to."

Whether or not he thinks she has to is not the point!

Trowa shrugs slightly.

Suit yourself, Mary.

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