Galadan, wolflord of the andain (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
wolflord_andain) wrote2007-04-08 10:36 pm
wolflord_andain) wrote2007-04-08 10:36 pm
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Galadan has his own expectations of what Gabriel will ask of him, and he is far from disappointed at his initial assignment. It does, after all, take advantage of some of the skills he has learned in the long, long centuries since the Bael Rangat.
Namely his ability to blend, to pass under the radar, even as the world changes about him, and changes again.
He starts off slowly, attending social events, looking haughty and aloof, and listening to those who pass by him. He reads when he can, and explores the computer systems when he finds people capable of teaching him. When he begins to anticipate the headlines in the news, sometimes by as much as a week, he begins speaking instead of listening, choosing his targets with care.
Those that are receptive go on one list, those who shun his talk of the IIGA, or who mock it openly, go on another. Carefully, slowly, he works on shifting the opinion of some select people in that second group.
Sometimes it works. He appears to be a disaffected soldier to some, a Core-dweller fallen on hard times to others. He never speaks to the truth of any of the rumors. People are often content with their own interpretations. Galadan knows this very well, and uses it to his advantage. He does, however, refrain from outright lies.
As the weeks pass, his lists broaden into files, and his circles of acquaintance are vast and beginning to overlap.
That is, of course, when he returns to Gabriel Tam's side, waiting for his next set of orders.
Namely his ability to blend, to pass under the radar, even as the world changes about him, and changes again.
He starts off slowly, attending social events, looking haughty and aloof, and listening to those who pass by him. He reads when he can, and explores the computer systems when he finds people capable of teaching him. When he begins to anticipate the headlines in the news, sometimes by as much as a week, he begins speaking instead of listening, choosing his targets with care.
Those that are receptive go on one list, those who shun his talk of the IIGA, or who mock it openly, go on another. Carefully, slowly, he works on shifting the opinion of some select people in that second group.
Sometimes it works. He appears to be a disaffected soldier to some, a Core-dweller fallen on hard times to others. He never speaks to the truth of any of the rumors. People are often content with their own interpretations. Galadan knows this very well, and uses it to his advantage. He does, however, refrain from outright lies.
As the weeks pass, his lists broaden into files, and his circles of acquaintance are vast and beginning to overlap.
That is, of course, when he returns to Gabriel Tam's side, waiting for his next set of orders.