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palteringcecutiency · 7 years

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> Psii and DL: Quadrant????

methodicalauxilium: What if Darkleer just stops working and comes to sit Close to Psii.

palteringcecutiency: one: that is really gay, two: he'd startle Psii out of his own head and get him looking up at him with a smile like nothing is wrong, ha ha, what is he talking about, Psii, having emotions, hilarious.

MA: Dl gives him A Look. "You seem to be thinking about something rather intently." It's definitely gay. especially for dl. approaching someone? what?

PC: soft wheezes at them both The fake smile falters at The Look, sliding back towards that frown "...something happened on my dash and it is... making me reconsider things. Ones I thought I knew."

MA: "Which things in particular?" .... A moment of hesitation and then, "if you don't mind me asking." One day he will just be nice and insistent, but he's still nervous about it

PC: A soft huff of a laugh? maybe?? and a chirp at that addition. "...friendship, people I socialize with. The lay of the land is not where I thought it should be, and I need..." a pause where he finds a phrase that doesn't sound Too Terrible, "a new strategy, I suppose."

MA: ... Move like... A little bit closer. "... A new strategy as opposed to the one where you are consistently antagonistic at those who want to be friends with you?" Perhaps he should actually look on his dash to make sure he knows what's going on. Maybe. Potentially. Sometimes. Sometimes, that bluntness of his sounds Bad.

PC: A soft noise somewhere between a sigh and a no accompanied by an eyeroll, even as you shift closer as well, so you can lean on him. "I have made some guesses about people that turned out to be incorrect, and I should adjust for that. ...but I'm not sure how, as of yet. Hence the pondering."

MA: .... Lean. Let's go ahead and check his phone for a bit. "A useful thing to re evaluate, on occasion." ..... A bit of scrolling, and brows go up.

PC: Lean. "Yes. ...it was just a bit of a surprise... unexpected."

MA: ".... Is that an alternate of Meulin and Nadaya, pressed together?"

PC: "Yes. Anon fuckery."

MA: ".... And Nadaya and you are friends."

PC: "...so he said." That came out a little quieter than it should have.

MA: He wraps an arm around him. "I don't think he's likely to lie about that."

PC: Smoosh a cheek against him. "Then why didn't they just say that?"

MA: "Well, you've had two people in one head before, how do you feel when you think of people with conflicting histories? Caesurae, for instance."

PC: Actually eyeroll at that. "Felide does not even know who I am, let alone enough to ride over Nadaya's side so their only response is a scream. And I cannot even imagine what her Psiioniic could have done to produce that drastic a result either, especially with how aggressive Nadaya is with his friends."

MA: "... Even still, you have no way of knowing what her experience is. You may want to wait until he can actually provide his input in a more coherent fashion." Snug.

PC: "And what reason does he have to tell me the truth? If he has been leading me on this entire time, then he would continue to do so. If he has not, the answer would be the same." Shake your head as much as you can without moving. "Direct questions will offer nothing."

MA: "Well, I have talked to him, and he seems to like you. And he invited you to the dungeons and dragons game. He wants to be around you, voluntarily."

PC: "He seems to," you emphasize, "and there are a number of reasons to want to be around someone, not just friendship." A sigh. "I knew we were never to be close, but I thought we had gotten farther than this. It doesn't matter, I just have to adjust."

MA: ".... Just because you think confrontation will get you nothing does not mean you shouldn't try it anyway. People can surprise you, sometimes." .... Gentle pet?

PC: A sigh, the combination of a pleased one at the petting and a tired one at his suggestion. "Even if I wanted to, they are stuck together for the time being, and probably will not separate for a while. There's no good trying now when I know for absolutely sure what the result is." Your phone chirps, and you lift it back up to look at a Trollian window with red text, and send your brother back a message.

MA: "Oh, no, that would be stupid. If mentioning you got that reaction, I don't want to think what actual conversation would do at this point." That sure was reassuring. .... Phone chirp, check. ... Turn blue and shove that back in his sylladex. No.

PC: It's nothing you weren't already thinking. "That's assuming conversation could even occur. I have no faith it will get past 'hello' before they screech, and the whole dash comes after me for upsetting them on purpose." A minor temporary scowl. "If they come to me, I will talk to them, but I'm not holding my breath."

MA: Oh good, he didn't pay attention to the blush. Probably. Hopefully. "I doubt the whole dash would. But it is still wise to wait."

PC: You noticed, of course, but you are very occupied, and not in a good place to poke that particular subject even from a distance. ...and things get more sour as your conversation with Kankri continues. "She has quite a few protective quadrants and clade, and so does Nadaya, with little overlap. And there would be no defense of mine that would quell either of those groups."

MA: "... yes, well." He's doing a fantastic job of reassurance. "Then it's a good thing you aren't talking to them." Pet pet pet.

PC: A sigh, and you nuzzle into his hand. "...all I can do right now is watch and hope something new comes up where I can see, and exist vaguely in the same place they are, just in case." Another sigh, and you snuggle in farther, a soft purr starting up. To you, there's nothing else to discuss on the matter, as nothing else is relevant, and what appeals is snuggling until these blasted emotions stop.

MA: He tried. at least he can be here, in the general vicinity of Psii, so he doesn't get too locked in his own head. "That sounds as reasonable a plan as any." Pet pet snuggle snuggle, and a soft matching purr starts up.

PC: It was a comfort to hear someone agree with your plans instead of start frowning and worrying, and a comfort to be tucked against him as a lovely distraction away from how much losing a friend, possibly two, hurt. You'll eventually remind him that he was working, if he wanted to return to that instead of being a pillow, as you were fine.

MA: Oh, of course Psii is fine. But of course, Darkleer is terribly cold, and needs cuddles to warm up. Pet pet, purr.

PC: Well, they'd best keep snuggling then, shouldn't they? Nuzzle nuzzle purr purr, congrats on the troll shaped gangle-cat, Horuss.

MA: He considers this an excellent success.

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