0. Ah, it's you. How's it going? Any developments [cdb]to report?
1. You mean with my power? Not really, no.
2. Hm, perhaps using it regularly won't be enough to [cdb]provoke growth. Good to know.
3. ...
4. Hey, I thought you said you weren't interested.
5. I mean, how many times are you gonna come ask me [cdb]if anything's changed before you're happy?
6. Weren't you the one so keen on piquing my interest? I only wanted to check how that was going.
7. If you don't think it's possible, just tell me and I'll [cdb]stop asking.
8. Admit you can't do it.
9. Dodge the question.
10. OK yeah, it's definitely not happening.
11. What? But this was all your idea!
12. How cruel of you to stoke my excitement only to [cdb]back out at the first sign of adversity. Come on, [cdb]just keep trying a little longer.
13. It's too soon to say, really.
14. Right, of course. We'll just have to keep trying, then.
15. How about this—describe the circumstances in which [cdb]you first awakened to your power.
16. Maybe we can reproduce the situation and see if [cdb]lightning doesn't strike twice.
17. Well, I was staring death in the face when [cdb]it happened.
18. I'd been beaten so badly, I could barely stand. But I [cdb]kept telling myself I wasn't ready to die yet.
19. Then out of nowhere, it just...came to me.
20. Hm. I suppose we shouldn't try to recreate those [cdb]conditions. Nobody wants a dead officer on [cdb]their hands.
21. Let's consider some other potentially relevant factors.
22. Who was your opponent? Where did the struggle [cdb]take place? What time of day was it? Do you think [cdb]your emotions played any part in it?
23. I was fighting the Ashen Demon, of all people. I'm sure we could arrange another sparring session.
24. I was fighting the Ashen Demon, of all people. We'll never get the chance to cross swords again, [cdb]though.
25. I was fighting the Ashen Demon, of all people. I hope [cdb]we get the chance to cross swords again someday.
26. As for the when and where, we were in a forest, [cdb]at night. Pretty sure it was a full moon, too.
27. That leaves...my emotional state? But I dunno how I could replicate the intense emotions of being at [cdb]the brink of death like that.
28. I see, I see. That context would prove quite tricky to [cdb]simulate.
29. And if your power functions similar to a Crest, [cdb]revealing itself even when you don't intend it...
30. That leaves only one option—observing you on the [cdb]battlefield at all times. Ugh, this is turning out to be [cdb]more work than I signed up for.
31. Suggest he gives up.
32. Be supportive of him.
33. You don't have to keep doing this if it's too much, [cdb]you know.
34. A valid point. It seems I'll need to rethink the nature [cdb]of our relationship moving forward.
35. Hey, weren't you telling me not to give up just a [cdb]second ago? If I can do it, then so can you.
36. Hm. I'm not so sure.