[Even with this more private form of communication, Dio refuses to part with anything related to his identity beyond the written word. He won't allow her to see or hear anything of him until he's far more certain of her utility and just how obedient she can be. She's clever, sure, but there's a quality to her that is unhinged just enough that it creates an unknown and unpredictable element. That's not something Dio has any desire to burn himself with unnecessarily. Not if the risk is not worth the reward.]
[Instead, he decides to prod her enough that he can gauge her pride and her tolerance for minor challenges. A subordinate who can't control themselves when met with criticisms is useless to Dio. If anything, they become an ineffective liability. Now that the line has been made private and she's no longer hiding behind that stuffed bear, she'll have less reason to filter and screen herself.]
Talk like that just sounds like complaining from someone who's sore she utterly and completely failed. Perhaps if you performed better and achieved something, you wouldn't be in this situation.
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[Instead, he decides to prod her enough that he can gauge her pride and her tolerance for minor challenges. A subordinate who can't control themselves when met with criticisms is useless to Dio. If anything, they become an ineffective liability. Now that the line has been made private and she's no longer hiding behind that stuffed bear, she'll have less reason to filter and screen herself.]
Talk like that just sounds like complaining from someone who's sore she utterly and completely failed. Perhaps if you performed better and achieved something, you wouldn't be in this situation.