Crystal couldn't shake the feeling that they were back to lawyer-talk. That, or he was overthinking it. "So it's a case-by-case shot in the dark?" Of course, if there was a hard and fast rule things would be too easy, wouldn't they? "Did you ever make a decision you came to regret?" This conversation - Matthew's view on the matter - was fascinating. Did the Awakened society have a group dedicated to keeping up any semblance of balance? No, they had a lot of opinions on the matter and every Order acted as if they had the answer to that question.
Speaking of: "So is every Werewolf on the same page about this?" Crystal shifted to sit a bit more relaxed, listening to Tiny's account.
Was he surprised by the unceremonious dump? Not really, he's been on the Werewolf's end far too often to not smell the blood in the water. Was he disappointed? Maybe, yeah. That just went to show that this whole deal about expectations was a load of shit.
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Was he going to show that? Fuck no, not if he could help it. In fact, the Mastigos seemed to be relieved. "Oof, yeah gotcha. Frankly, I thought this was going to be one of those no-strings-attached kinda deals but we seemed to have different views. Glad that you mentioned it first." Not going for the wine now was instrumental to keeping his poker face, so he just cocked his head slightly and smiled. "And now? Wanna chat a bit more or walk off the awkwardness for tonight?" Good humor in his voice, but not too much. A friendly offer which was often kept unsaid in those situations. Those discussions were never fun, after all.