AUDIENCE FOR: Emet-Selch

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[guestservices]

Feisty.

[ they laugh, at that, affectionate. ] Smart. Easy to tease, too - got flustered so easily. Like a little sister.

[ktiseos]

Little wonder you'd be fond, then, given your apparent proclivity toward it.

[you little shit, aquila.]

[guestservices]

Yeah.

[ they just sound nostalgic. they do not even remotely disagree with this assessment. ]

[ktiseos]

You could at least attempt to deny it.

[guestservices]

I'm not a very good liar.

[ this time the laugh is enough to get them to shake their head. ]

[ktiseos]

Fair enough.

[he sounds lightly amused, himself.

then he pauses, for a few moments.]

Aquila-

[...

whatever he thought to say, he just sighs, going quiet and shaking his head.]

[guestservices]

[ oh?

they tilt their head, sounding a little concerned. ]

What is it?

[ktiseos]

It is nothing.

[he waves it off, idly.]

[guestservices]

Usually, when someone says that, it's not nothing.

[ktiseos]

Then it is nothing you need to concern yourself with.

[guestservices]

You just said my name!

[ just!!! saying!!!!!! ]

Fine. Fine. [ they grumble. ] Stubborn.

[ktiseos]

I'm afraid you will have to get used to it.

...if you had more to tell, do not let me interrupt you overlong.

[guestservices]

I already am.

[ grumbling.

but, ah. ] Right. For my story. Where was I? The... mmm. The bird couldn't really stay around her that long, though. Kind of a short trip. And at the end of it, they had to part ways, but, the big bird still keeps her close to their heart, and... maybe someday, they'll go to see her again, too.

[ktiseos]

From the sounds of it-

This bird must have left that trip of theirs with several such people, I would imagine.

[guestservices]

Probably too many. [ they seem to agree, a little wry. ]

Very colorful cast of misfits.

[ktiseos]

It certainly sounds like it.

[a much longer pause, before:]

But- I suppose I ought to rest. As you said.

[guestservices]

[ heh. they reach over and - fluff his pillow up a bit. ]

Good boy. [ wow ] Try and get some sleep, yeah?

[ktiseos]

[he pushes at their face with his good hand.]

Stop that.

[guestservices]

[ they immediately let out a peal of mischievous laughter, rocking back and away from the hand in glee. ]

[ktiseos]

Go to sleep yourself. Go on, out with you.

[he mutters, waving them off.]

[guestservices]

I gotta get back to work, anyway.

[ with that, they will rise off of the bed, wiping an imaginary tear from under their veil. hoo. ]

G'night, Emet. [ waving a gloved hand, they create their shadow portal and glance back. ] Have good dreams.