021314 Jossik Kikate

 [02:58] GT: { Some time has passed since Sotsias left the room, and Kikate has since eXited as well and now lurks outside. He has both his swords out and spins them in elaborate movements, learning to make use of his aquatic movement. }

 [03:01] GG: Joss-k rounds a corner, duck-ng just -n t-me to dodge one of K-kate's sp-nn-ng blades. He ra-ses an eyebrow. "You okay?"

 [03:02] GT: { "Oh! Sorry." He lowers the swords, swims just a bit back from Jossik, and resumes swinging. "I'm fine. I told Sotsias what the deal was." }

 [03:02] GG: "How'd she take -t?"

 [03:04] GT: { Kikate does one last fancy spin before sheathing both of them into his specibus, maybe a little too hard. "Not too well, I must admit," he says with a grimace. "I think she thought I was pushing her for information, which may be true, but I said what I had to." }

 [03:04] GG: "Were you?"

 [03:05] GT: { "Dunno... " he muses to himself for a bit. "I asked her if she was being forced into an arranged marriage with Itaa, which turned out to be true, and also why she fought. I got a fairly simple answer for that." }

 [03:06] GG: "That's not exactly pump-ng for -nformat-on."

 [03:07] GT: { Kikate shrugs. "I'm not a full merman, I don't know their customs. I do feel kind of bad, though." }

 [03:08] GG: "Well, you shouldn't. She shouldn't have expected you to leave your matespr-t for someone you just fuck-ng met."

 [03:09] GT: { "Maybe. But she did, arguably, save our lives earlier. Covered for us, with no reason to do so. Why not let us die?" }

 [03:11] GG: Joss-k shrugs. "So you're say-ng that choos-ng to not let someone d-e means theyre -nt-tled to be your matespr-t now?"

 [03:13] GT: { "No, of course not. That's highly illogical... " Kikate turns his head up, closing his eyes. "But then again, love doesn't really feel logical. If it was, I would just forsake it. But I couldn't do that to Kate, no? " }

 [03:13] GT: { "I'm just sorry that this turned out to be my thanks for Sotsias - a rejection." }

 [03:14] GG: "Then we'll f-nd other ways to help her. Her and her people."

 [03:15] GG: "And -f she can't handle a s-mple reject-on to a qu-te frankly outrageous request, then she can just get over -t."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[03:28] <span style="color:rgb(0,58,110);">GT: { "She's self-aware, Jossik. Not like the bull consorts... She fears death. Thinks that we're just going to leave her and her people here to die. Which might be true, maybe it's necessary. But I can't help but feel pity." }

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> [03:29] GG: "- know she's self aware. Do you really th-nk that we're just go-ng to let them d-e? Do you th-nk Ryspor would let that happen?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> [03:31] GT: { "No! Of course not. I told her that, I want to help these people... But she made me feel like a liar, you know? Just as if I haven't accomplished much. You know how my land went. This is Ryspor's land, and I intend to let him do as he pleases within reason. But I can't help feeling bad... Illogical, I realize but still eXistent." }

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> [03:34] GG: Joss-k rubs h-s temples, try-ng to f-ght a qu-ckly grow-ng headache. "Ugh, - guess -'m gonne have to have a 'talk' w-th her about that. Look, - know ryspor, and - know that he w-ll try h-s damned best to save her and her people."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> [03:38] GT: { "Don't worry about Sotsias... I don't want to look any worse in her eyes... Please, just leave her alone. I know you mean well, but this is a hole that I've put myself in." }

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> [03:39] GG: "Well, -'m not worr-ed about look-ng any worse -n her eyes, so -'m go-ng to. -'m your mo-ra-l, gogdamm-t."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> [03:42] GT: { "Jossik... As my moirail, I'm telling you not to worry. She's probably either really sad or really angry right now, and any type of interference would make her worse right now. My job here is to help her, not to send my palecrush after her to chastize her for being upset about an imposible relationship being impossible. Please, do this for me." }

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> [03:44] GG: Joss-k crosses h-s arms, frustrated. "F-ne. - have other people - could be gett-ng angry at anyways."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> [03:45] GT: { Kikate smiles. "Tread carefully, and thank you." He holds out half of a pale sign with his fingers. }

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[03:46] <span style="color:rgb(0,129,65);">GG: Joss-k s-ghs and completes the s-gn w-th h-s own f-ngers. "- w-ll. Later." He turns and sw-ms off.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[03:47] <span style="color:rgb(0,58,110);">GT: { "Be safe, friend." }

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