[ He matches tone for tone, his voice curling with wry amusement. ]
They most certainly don't. Particularly perceptions of people - every person in the world, after all, wants to be perceived a certain way, and they work at it. But that image rarely lines up with their true inner self.
[ Byerly smiles over at Nash. ]
You, for example...I know what I see when I look at you. But I also know that every person is a bit of a liar. So it's a grand sort of mystery, wondering - what do I see that's really you, and what's just an act?
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[ He matches tone for tone, his voice curling with wry amusement. ]
They most certainly don't. Particularly perceptions of people - every person in the world, after all, wants to be perceived a certain way, and they work at it. But that image rarely lines up with their true inner self.
[ Byerly smiles over at Nash. ]
You, for example...I know what I see when I look at you. But I also know that every person is a bit of a liar. So it's a grand sort of mystery, wondering - what do I see that's really you, and what's just an act?