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Jokes on you, Clem.  You share his genes.  

[Does a shot of vodka]

And so do I.

Dagh no your liver

Sorry Tallok.  Sometimes I remember I’m related to these people.  

Jokes on you, Clem.  You share his genes.  

[Does a shot of vodka]

And so do I.

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UNCLE VOR YOUR BROTHER IS TALKING ABOUT HIS SEX LIFE AGAIN

I WAS NOT!

THEY CONSTANTLY MAKE NOISE

LISTEN AT NIGHT YOU CAN HEAR THEM

GENDER IS A PRISON AND I CHEWED THROUGH THE BARS!!!!!!!!!!!!

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“I think this time around it’s because we never visit you.” Rev Tal said, voice slightly muffled by the headlock. They easily escaped and hugged Maloh again. “Nobody’s fault though, we’ve just been busy.”

They paused before sitting up a little straighter. “Oh! Phylaca and I had a successful Transference! He wanted to see the Vallis so I took him with me.”

[I was there too, in case something went wrong.] Väktare assured Maloh.

Maloh snorted, then let out a quiet “ow”, and ruffled Tal’s hair again.  It was... so soft.

“Oh?”  He looked to Vaektare.  “I thought Phylaca was capable of going places on his own.  Why use transference?” 

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[Non-romantic co-parent for now.] Väktare replied, reaching over to run a hand along Maloh’s face. [I’m not ready to share you quite yet either.]

“Gross.” Rev Tal joked. “You guys are in loooove.”

The Tenno tucked their legs under themself and leaned over onto Maloh. “I love you, Dagh.”

It was remarkably easy for Vaektare to sweep Maloh off his feet.  The moment was broken, however, when Rev Tal started talking.

“You’re a needy child today.”  He caught them in a weak head lock and pressed a kiss to the top of their head.  “It’s like I never visit you.” 

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“Well, pobbers are the base prey animal of most of the Vallis predators and they’re stinky. There are three species, and they don’t usually interbreed. Virminks are really cute and primarily prey on pobbers, and…” The Tenno chattered away, unloading most of the information they had learned about the animals in a relatively short time. A few times they started rocking back and forth and making wild gestures with their hands - too excited to talk about the Vallis to sit still. Väktare looked on with an air of adoration at his child and husband.

[I believe Biz is another in our child’s long list of adoptive parents.] Väktare commented. [He’s a gentle soul, for the most part.]

Maloh watched and listened with joy as Rev Tal slowly devolved into wild gestures and half signs.  He continued to stop and ask them questions on the various creatures when Vaektare caught his attention.

“Did we marry him?  Should we marry him?  Or is he more like Angelicus?  Non-romantic co-parent?”  A pause.  “I don’t think I really want to share you...”

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Väktare made his way to the couch and sat down. He had brought his cane and was walking better overall, but sometimes the best thing for him was to sit. He picked up the pobber floof and promptly put it in his lap.

“You got a delicate pobber!” Rev Tal said excitedly. “The blue matches! Biz says that it’s camouflage against sawgaw and virmink so when they’re on exposed rock or near coolant rivers they don’t stand out.”

[They like animal conservation.] Väktare added unnecessarily. [There are so many floofs on the Orbiter.]

“Biz says I can’t take any of the animals with me.” Rev Tal countered.

“Tallok... you gave this to me.”

He quietly laughed as they went on and on. 

“Ah yes, Biz.  One of these days I must meet the man who’s stolen the heart of my child.  Though, from the sound of it, he seems like a fine man.”

Maloh sat next to Vaektare, scooted so there was room for Rev Tal, and draped his arms over both of them.  He quickly found himself petting their hair.

“Tell me more about these animals.”

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“I missed you too, Dagh.” Rev Tal said, letting go of the Helios with one hand so that they could hold Maloh. Väktare put his arm around the Tenno as well, making sure to support them in case they lost their grip and wouldn’t fall on Maloh.

It was relieving to see Rev Tal acting goofy. They were finally getting a chance to be more of a kid and the sight of the Tenno, who by all rights was a highly trained warrior and could be considered a borderline living weapon, dangling off of the Helios and grinning widely. It eased the parental ache in Väktare’s chest, and the Rhino leaned in to nuzzle Maloh again. He couldn’t sign like this, but he tilted his head towards the door of the apartment - doing his best to indicate ‘hey let’s go inside’.

Tallok’s energy and youthfulness was not lost on Maloh.  Still, he didn’t want to draw more attention to it than he already had.  

“Oh fine, come in then.”

Maloh stepped into the apartment.  It was still small and mostly pristine.  But now there were little tokens from his family strewn here and there.  Pieces of art placed in positions of highest honor like the fridge.  A bed that could fit two and a pull out couch in another room both with blankets from Cetus.  

A stuffed pobber on the couch pillow. 

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Väktare chuffed quietly at Maloh’s not so subtle jab at the jackets he had bitten in half and more or less gently headbutted him. The Rhino held his husband close, a deep and contented rumble coming from his chest as he listened to Rev Tal chatter excitedly.

“Void fissure.” The Tenno said in response to Maloh’s question. “He was in pieces so I fixed him. Well, Kaus fixed him, but I got the parts.”

They had successfully caught hold of the Sentinel, and were trying (and failing) to pull it down closer to eye level.

Maloh still clung to his husband as Rev Tal explained.  He burst into laughter as the helios lifted the tenno in the air.  His laughter turned to wheezing which turned to tears.  It wasn’t... that funny... but he couldn’t stop.  

“I missed you, Tallok.”

He pulled their face close to him so he could plop a smooch on their forehead.  

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Rev Tal squeezed Maloh back, trying not to continue their bouncing mainly because it was hard to bounce and hug someone at the same time. Väktare presented the flowers to Maloh before leaning in and pressing his forehead against Maloh’s.

“I have! Väktare learned how to cook!” Rev Tal said excitedly. “I don’t just eat sludge anymore!”

A soft, almost camera-like noise came from behind the Rhino, and Rev Tal squirmed out of Maloh’s hug to go grab the Sentinel that was currently focused on a moa-hen.

“We brought Mr Scanny so that I can have pictures of us all together!” They said, trying to pull the non-standard Helios out of the air. It just floated higher every time they grabbed for it.

Maloh laughed as his child vibrated and his husband handed him flowers.  

“Vaektare can cook?  Oh.  I didn’t know you could taste.  Well.  Other than meat.  And jackets.”  He shot a pointed but joking glare at his husband.  When Rev Tal squirmed out of his arms, Maloh quickly replaced them with Vaektare.  He pulled himself close to him and wrapped his arms tight against his husband’s shoulders.

Before he could kiss him, Little Tal and produced... some sort of sentinel.  

“Mr. ... Scanny?  Where did you get that?”

Maloh hadn’t been on a date with Vaektare... well ever.  Really.  Not a classic one.  And tonight really wasn’t any different.  It was a family date, and he was ecstatic.  He’d tried not to scrub too hard, and he was mostly one color instead of his typical “clean” patchy reds and other accidental and obsessive attempts at ‘cleaning’ what was already clean and now just raw.  He had made sure to dress to the nines-- a clean coat, clean pants, and decent not wrinkled sweater shirt.  The same clothes he always wore, but this time ironed.  

A sharp ‘eep!’ escaped him at the knock, and one of the left over moa-hens fell off of the counter.  He darted to the door, opened it, leaned oh so handsomely to one side, and smiled.  

“Hello my loves.”

He still acted like a school boy around his husband.

“Vaektare you are so incredibly shiny!”  Maloh wrapped his arm around Rev Tal and pulled himself into a hug (as he did not have the body mass to pull Rev Tal into a hug).  After a moment, he reached for Vaektare’s cheek and ran his thumb over his fins.  “Little Tal you’ve gained weight!  I’m proud of you!”

Would you calm down?

The thought in Väktare’s mind came from his Operator - linked to him through Transference. The Rhino had been fidgeting with the small bouquet of flowers in his hands pretty much the entire time he had been walking through the Relay to the living quarters of the people who lived and worked on it.

Somehow he could ‘see’ Rev Tal roll their eyes at him. You’re acting like this is your first date - you two are married! He’s my dagh!

Väktare chuffed quietly in response. It was silly, yes, but he was nervous. It had manifested as a near obsessive polishing of his armor until he gleamed even in the dim lighting of the Orbiter. He sighed and reached out to knock on the door to Maloh’s apartment. Transference energy sparked off of the Warframe as Rev Tal left Transference to knock as well, bouncing on the balls of their feet in excitement.

@rejection-and-defection

Aww that’s sweet.  

Happy what day?

[Heart of the Tenno. It’s another Tenno holiday dedicated to love. They used to call it Heart of the Lotus but Rev Tal has… understandably decided to change the name.]

[kisses his husband and his kid before going to sleep]

[Pauses a moment]

Good night, Kaus.

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Rev Tal smiled up at Maloh, letting go of him and taking his hand in theirs. “Of course. And yeah! I would like that drink. Thanks, Dagh.”

Maloh led Rev Tal to the kitchen and began to heat water in a kettle.  “I ought to get you some mugs.... My sister’s girlfriend’s friend’s coworker -- there’s a fellow on the relay who makes really lovely ones.”

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Rev Tal returned the hug, closing their eyes and resting their head against Maloh. “I know, Dagh. And I will. I promise, if anything starts being weird in a way that I’m not used to, you’ll be the first not-Kaus person to know.”

“Unless Vaektare is closer or more easily contacted.”

He squished them a bit.

“In which case I expect you to tell him before you tell me.”

Maloh leaned back so he could see their face.

“Do you want tea?  Oh!  I brought this sweet powder that makes a drink.  It’s very popular as a comfort item at the Meridian.  Would you like me to make that?”

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“I think it’s a Tenno thing, honestly. Every other Tenno I’ve met face to face has had something weird going on with their body.” Rev Tal said, lifting their hands up to show Maloh. “Like I’m pretty sure my hands didn’t originally look like they were dipped in ink all the time but they do now.”

They snorted at the advice. “I’ll keep that in mind next time I get myself into some sort of situation.”

He took their hand.

“You almost look frost bitten...  The morbidly curious part of me wants to look into this, but the responsible human being part of me knows better.  Just let me know if you start hurting, ok?  Let. Me. Know.”

Maloh pulled them into a hug.

“I don’t care how strong and capable you are, you’re still my kid.  You can lean on me.”

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“Baal’s just odd.” Rev Tal said, pulling the towel off of their head. “I did the best I could. I have metal things attached to my head that I can’t really take off you know.”

“If they start irritating you, let me know.  We’ll see what we can do.  Maybe like a soft brush, like a tooth brush. ... Wait you can’t take your kitty ear off?  You’ll want an actual doctor to look at that.  Make sure it’s not prone to infection like a lot of prosthetic docks are.  By the way... if you ever want to hurt an amputee grineer without causing lasting damage, kick them where their prosthesis meets their meet.  Chances are their flesh is partially rejecting the metal.”

He snorted.

“Kick Tyl Regor in his knee and he will go down hard.  But no.  That should be a relatively safe and effective way to disable a grineer.”