[Matoba smiles, a little devilish, as he waits for Ishmael to answer the question. Ah, was it difficult? Sometimes that can be a sign of a dangerous lack of self-criticism, he thinks, watching clinically as she comes to a half-hearted answer.]
Ahaha, I see... My apologies, but after all, you play with the cards you are dealt, hm?
[And the cards you maneuver in your favor, he doesn't add.] ... But, I see, you don't take it well when your plans don't go well... I can relate to that.
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[Matoba smiles, a little devilish, as he waits for Ishmael to answer the question. Ah, was it difficult? Sometimes that can be a sign of a dangerous lack of self-criticism, he thinks, watching clinically as she comes to a half-hearted answer.]
Ahaha, I see... My apologies, but after all, you play with the cards you are dealt, hm?
[And the cards you maneuver in your favor, he doesn't add.] ... But, I see, you don't take it well when your plans don't go well... I can relate to that.
Is that really all, though...?