protocol: (► such as the diamond hour)
WASHINGTON. ([personal profile] protocol) wrote in [community profile] forbarrayar 2017-05-18 12:41 pm (UTC)

[ Now that's new. Makes him a little uncomfortable, even, the way Byerly's clearly embarassed when he says that. Something easily faked, honestly, but.

He'll come back to that. ]


People have their limits. Most don't realize what they are until they're actually right up against them, and even then plenty don't like admitting it. Too far is anything from leaving a visible scar, to a bit too much pain, to knocking someone unconscious.

You're being sarcastic, but huddled and frightened and too overwhelmed happens. Some people want that. Some people don't.

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