"It means a lot of things. I suppose the somewhat sexist tendency toward chivalry is more inherent than it has to be, but in general, we don't hit women."
"I'd argue that plenty of folks back home are pretty Vor-y too, then. But I'm..."
Buffy shrugged. "I'm hard to hit to begin with. And so are plenty of folks around here. And it's not just that you can't tell whether someone's strong or not. It's also hard to know their allegiances. Their alignments. Here's not the sorta place you want to take anything at face value -- especially not the sorta things you can count on assuming back home."
A slight laugh. "It...wouldn't make a lot of sense. Um. My word as Vorbarra is, legally, the most binding contract I could make with you or anyone. I'll give it to you."
"Oh, don't tell me that. Now I'll ask for everything with that caveat. 'Hey, Gregor, wanna go grab some pizza? Better give me your word as Vorbarra that you won't be late!'"
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Date: 2012-07-22 09:48 pm (UTC)From:Which was an invitation to explain it, of course.
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Date: 2012-07-22 09:59 pm (UTC)From:Buffy shrugged. "I'm hard to hit to begin with. And so are plenty of folks around here. And it's not just that you can't tell whether someone's strong or not. It's also hard to know their allegiances. Their alignments. Here's not the sorta place you want to take anything at face value -- especially not the sorta things you can count on assuming back home."
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Date: 2012-07-22 10:14 pm (UTC)From:It's natural. Or as natural as supernatural strength can get."
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Date: 2012-07-22 10:19 pm (UTC)From:"I think...I'll take that at face value, for now."
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