[ compulsion, a word significant for how it explained a control exerted over fitz by a certain little vampire — not new, no, a power from another world. he thinks, too, of marcos, who had won forthrightness from fitz by similar means in his first iteration: an intangible encouragement to speak the truth.
as a scientist, fitz works to box up that bias and set it aside.
fortunately, the other gives him considerable material to work with. he turns over the translated text, assessing it from different angles. resistance doesn't bode well for its effectiveness on the UNA, when bobbi's emotional manipulation had attenuated over multiple uses, but the possible applications spiderweb outward even so, touching every aspect of their operations. no. stop, rewind. clarity first, turbo. ]
Fascinating. Would you say there's an element of encouragement to it, sort of, ah, influencing the impulse to speak freely?
[ if only the text could capture the hand gestures that went along with a seemingly simple question. ]
Also: Direct as in physical contact or another kind?
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as a scientist, fitz works to box up that bias and set it aside.
fortunately, the other gives him considerable material to work with. he turns over the translated text, assessing it from different angles. resistance doesn't bode well for its effectiveness on the UNA, when bobbi's emotional manipulation had attenuated over multiple uses, but the possible applications spiderweb outward even so, touching every aspect of their operations. no. stop, rewind. clarity first, turbo. ]
Fascinating.
Would you say there's an element of encouragement to it, sort of, ah, influencing the impulse to speak freely?
[ if only the text could capture the hand gestures that went along with a seemingly simple question. ]
Also: Direct as in physical contact or another kind?