every bait and switch was a work of art
Narrowing her eyes playfully and adoringly, Safrin taps her daughter's nose with a fingertip before wrapping her arms back around her and cuddling her close. "It seems my instructions were a touch lost in translation." The goddess muses against the top of her daughter's head. "I only asked that Halo's alignment be changed. I suppose a coup achieved that—" Though she doesn't say it, there's a clear implication of for a time that's wordlessly whispered. "—but now I think Halo is even more firmly rooted in the Voice's clutches." She adds, clearly disappointed, though not with Seren.
Chuckling, Safrin pulls back slightly so that she can smooth her daughter's hair back down. "You are still very young, but you'll learn. The key is to be able to prioritize, like this:" Standing back, five balls appear in Safrin's hands. Two are made of plastic and look worthless. One is made of starlight, one of glass, and one of mageglass. Easily the goddess begins to juggle them. "Now. Imagine things get out of control—" The balls become more scattered in their patterns as Safrin tosses them, and clearly one—or more—are going to be dropped. "If I don't drop one, I will drop them all. Which should I drop?"
Chuckling, Safrin pulls back slightly so that she can smooth her daughter's hair back down. "You are still very young, but you'll learn. The key is to be able to prioritize, like this:" Standing back, five balls appear in Safrin's hands. Two are made of plastic and look worthless. One is made of starlight, one of glass, and one of mageglass. Easily the goddess begins to juggle them. "Now. Imagine things get out of control—" The balls become more scattered in their patterns as Safrin tosses them, and clearly one—or more—are going to be dropped. "If I don't drop one, I will drop them all. Which should I drop?"
you're the one prize i'd cheat to win
