Iain/Delphi conversation
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 7:19 am
NOT TO BE MENTIONED TO IAIN!Quote:mercurivs: evening :-) how's life and Antica these daysDelphi Augustus: Life's pretty good, Antica's either about to take a turn for the worse or the better... the Babkhans have just noticed our resolution against them.mercurivs: so I understand - I suppose I ought to do something from SHireroth soonmercurivs: otherwise I can imagine certain people complaining that I haven'tDelphi Augustus: Well the question is will they complain more if you do something unpopular or nothing at all?mercurivs: Probably the former, from past experience Delphi Augustus: Then idle you shall remain?mercurivs: It's alot easier ;-)Delphi Augustus: But harder to maintain if you're itching to do something.Delphi Augustus: That's how I always get into trouble.mercurivs: LOL Quite! But it's not something I'm really itiching to do, as I'd rather not get involved at allDelphi Augustus: Is anyone bugging you do jump in?mercurivs: Not when I checked lastmercurivs: but that doesn't mean to say someone won't. like Mr Siskind, or Riclyon, for instanceDelphi Augustus: I'd place my bet on Ric first.mercurivs: Me toomercurivs: But there's seems to be more going on with Babka than just a strong condemnation?Delphi Augustus: Between Antica and Babkha or just in Babkha in general?mercurivs: oh, Babkha in general - according to Olorixmercurivs: rumors of some Babkhan attempts at empire -building, it seemsmercurivs: as if their condemnation was not enoughDelphi Augustus: Things have reached my ear, yes.Delphi Augustus: But it's not new.mercurivs: ahmercurivs: well, if it was old, surely something would have appeared by now?Delphi Augustus: I'd say by next week we should know what's going to sprout up.mercurivs: does your source have any more information than something might be happening then, as we in Shireroth don't seem to have heard anything, although Scott has been ferreting around of lateDelphi Augustus: If you're asking if I know any more than I'm saying, the answer is yes.mercurivs: I had a feeling you'd say that :-)mercurivs: And you're not going to say any more? :'-(Delphi Augustus: Something tells me you also know more than you're letting on.mercurivs: As I'm representing SHINE at this level, that's on a need to know basis. ;-)Delphi Augustus: This level?mercurivs: This level.Delphi Augustus: Well I'm not familiar with the inner workings of Shine.Delphi Augustus: SHINE, rathermercurivs: Of course you wouldn't be. So why do you think that we'll know something next week?Delphi Augustus: Because I'm director of my own intel agency you know.mercurivs: Really? And there are no known dissenters against this apparent move by Babkha?Delphi Augustus: I'm sure you can answer that yourself, no?mercurivs: I don't have access to Babkha's Majlis, so as it's closed now I have no idea what's going on in thereDelphi Augustus: And you think I do?mercurivs: well you are the director of your own intel agencymercurivs: so it depends on where your source is doesn't it?Delphi Augustus: It does, but that's classified.mercurivs: and are you prepared to share classified information with SHINE in exchange for something?Delphi Augustus: It depends.mercurivs: Make me an offerDelphi Augustus: I'm not sure there's much SHINE can offer that I don't already know/have.mercurivs: Well, I'm sure you can think of somethingmercurivs: come to think of it - someone did mention to me a while ago that Avalonia was actively engaged in secret talks about becoming a protectorate of somewhere following the original incident -but that still needs substantiation - would you be interested in that?Delphi Augustus: Be interested in what?mercurivs: having any information about that, if availableDelphi Augustus: Wait I'm confused you have information or you want it?mercurivs: I might be able to get, in excahnge for you giving me some more info about Babkhamercurivs: well, while you're thinking about that, I need to go home, so if you're interested in doing a deal, let me know when you see me online again, ok? cheers.mercurivs signed off at 2:54:49 PM.This is interesting. I don't know whether Iain's just really confused and actually thinks he is part of SHINE, or wants the information, knows I'm not giving it to him because I'm afraid he would tell Babkha that we know, and thinks that saying he's part of SHINE would make it more likely for you to tell him. I'm going with the second, though.Unless I'm quite wrong, Iain already knows all about this matter, which makes me a little worried that he's actually trying to figure out how much Antica knows for some reason [possible reason: to tell Babkha; this is paranoia, but I've been rereading Illuminatus, so I have an excuse]. I will get a chance to ask him how much he knows as soon as the whole thing becomes public.Olorix, what's the context of you talking to him? Was he asking you the same stuff as he's asking Delphi here?