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It indicates a deep confusion of thinking to mistake one’s own discomfort for a benefit to another.

One part is not the whole of a man, nor the whole measure of a man’s worth.

One gives you the shirt off his back, ... and the other offers to help you bury bodies. I do believe you have made some new friends

Demure? Who do you think you’re talking to? But I shall be properly polite, as befits a XXX YYY ZZZ.

Oh, aye. At this rank, we are both XXX YYY ZZZs. Think of it like two people’s spouses who can’t abide each other, but feign civility for their mates’ sakes.

What a bold courtesan! murmured AAA, sounding impressed.  Even BBB never bargained with a god!

voralfred wrote: ↑Wed Jun 02, 2021 8:11 pm Desdemona ?
One of Desdemona components arguing with another among the XXX YYY ZZZ ?
XXX YYY ZZZ = divine physician demon ?

" (...) Straight-up good guys and bad guys."
"Great," said XXX. "Which are we?"

" (...) Straight-up good guys and bad guys."
"Great," said XXX. "Which are we?"

"You were involved already. And besides, I didn't (...) . And besides . . ."—xxx paused, shooting yyy a look strangely akin to the one ZZZ had just given yyy—"you underestimate yourself," xxx finished.

" (...) Straight-up good guys and bad guys."
"Great," said XXX. "Which are we?"

"You were involved already. And besides, I didn't (...) . And besides . . ."—xxx paused, shooting yyy a look strangely akin to the one ZZZ had just given yyy—"you underestimate yourself," xxx finished.

"Never do yourself," muttered XXX, "what you can con an expert into doing for you. That's what he'd say. (...)"

voralfred wrote: ↑Tue Jun 08, 2021 10:31 pm Who is XXX ?

" (...) Straight-up good guys and bad guys."
"Great," said XXX. "Which are we?"

As a hint I gave just the end of someone's else line ( hence (...), meaning the line is longer). No bonus for finding who spoke first.

"You were involved already. And besides, I didn't (...) . And besides . . ."—xxx paused, shooting yyy a look strangely akin to the one ZZZ had just given yyy—"you underestimate yourself," xxx finished.

(...) means I shortened XXX's line, it would have been too obvious
xxx is the personal pronoun (subject) for XXX
yyy is the personal pronoun (object) for the person talked to
No bonus for either the person talked to nor ZZZ

"Never do yourself," muttered XXX, "what you can con an expert into doing for you. That's what he'd say. (...)"

Hints:
- "he" in the third quote is the character who speaks first in the first quote
- the second and third quotes are in the same book, and "he" does not appear in that book, "he" is only alluded to by XXX, as in the third quote.


Bonus for 1/2 point :
Who is the "expert" who will be "conned" to do something that XXX needs but would rather have someone else do ?

KarenHunt wrote: ↑Thu Jun 17, 2021 4:43 pm
Harley Quinn, right?


ok... maybe that's not quite it...
wELL I Expect I can fix it up with enough effort...

KarenHunt wrote: ↑Thu Jun 17, 2021 4:43 pm The expert in this case is somebody with the rights to break into a room - Biocontrol Warden F. Helda

Karen Hunt

My God... you mean he's like that all the time?

My God... you mean he's like that all the time?

They'll slap a stun-net over me so fast—you'll see me in a month or two, walking around smiling.

My God... you mean he's like that all the time?

They'll slap a stun-net over me so fast—you'll see me in a month or two, walking around smiling.

Your forward momentum is going to lead all your followers over a cliff someday.... On the way down, you'll convince 'em all they can fly

KarenHunt wrote: ↑Thu Jun 24, 2021 1:39 pm Who says:

My God... you mean he's like that all the time?

and

They'll slap a stun-net over me so fast—you'll see me in a month or two, walking around smiling.

and

Your forward momentum is going to lead all your followers over a cliff someday.... On the way down, you'll convince 'em all they can fly

voralfred wrote: ↑Tue Jun 29, 2021 4:53 am

KarenHunt wrote: ↑Thu Jun 24, 2021 1:39 pm Who says:

My God... you mean he's like that all the time?

and

They'll slap a stun-net over me so fast—you'll see me in a month or two, walking around smiling.

and

Your forward momentum is going to lead all your followers over a cliff someday.... On the way down, you'll convince 'em all they can fly

Arde Mayhew

Incidentally, I never understood why there was no mutual recognition with Cordelia when he came to Barrayar for Miles' wedding in _WG_ ?
Or was that a different pilot also called Mayhew in "Shards" ?

“Decorative and functional,”

“Decorative and functional,”

“Are you a doctor?”

“Decorative and functional,”

“Are you a doctor?”

“XXX YYY, you moron!” (...) “What were you thinking? (...)”
(...)
“Make it right? Make it worse!”

voralfred wrote: ↑Thu Jul 08, 2021 1:35 am New quote : Who says, (italics are for emphasis in the text) ?

“Decorative and functional,”

and

“Are you a doctor?”

and

“XXX YYY, you moron!” (...) “What were you thinking? (...)”
(...)
“Make it right? Make it worse!”

All (...) mean I removed parts of the text, twice between utterances by the character you have to guess, and once within one such utterance. There are a few "carriage returns" between the first two and the third utterance, but they are very close to each other.

Hints : XXX YYY is actually a doctor, but the person the character you have to guess asked the question is not.


Bonus:
Both functional and decorative, (...) . . . .
(...) replaces a few words I have removed but the four last points are actually in the text.
Here, italics mean a thought, so for 1/2 point :
Who thinks that ? In what book ? Context ?

KarenHunt wrote: ↑Sat Jul 17, 2021 12:00 pm Who says:
"Save your [redacted] fantasies for your friends, XXX."
Note: [redacted] refers to a word I'm not sure should go on this page

and says:
Ophidian census today, XXX?
Note: XXX is the same person both times.

voralfred wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 3:39 pm Admiral Desplains. XXX is Ivan.

"Two hours", XXX muttered,"We've (...) hours...."

"Two hours", XXX muttered,"We've (...) hours...."

"I like being bored," said XXX morosely.