No, I think there still would have been a commotion and it still would've been a topic of focus for a while, but if it had been cleared up earlier, we may have been able to divert bitter.
[ She doesn't sigh, but there is something a little tired in the way her gaze lowers. ]
Of course, there's no guarantee in that. People are not meant to be predictable.
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[ She nods. ]
I cannot say how differently things would have unfolded if there had been fewer lies from you three, but... [ Hm. ]
I suppose I would have liked to see if it would have.
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Hm, you think that we wouldn't have had much ruckus if we hadn't lied? I don't know. I think we just...all got distracted.
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[ She doesn't sigh, but there is something a little tired in the way her gaze lowers. ]
Of course, there's no guarantee in that. People are not meant to be predictable.