( she thinks about saying — well, i'm not very good company at the moment, which is probably circumstantially obvious, given everything. she is emmrich-less, and partly sibling-less, and can't help but wonder if this is all a little self-sabotagey on her own terms. if cutting ties is the same as saying goodbye, and if she says goodbye, maybe she'll be next. staying here eternally was fine as long as emmrich was around to amuse (see: take care of) her. now?
well, being lonely isn't serving her any, not that anyone other than armand has noticed much — not their fault but parisa's, who doesn't often let anyone in. one exception, once. a telepath needs people. (not to read necessarily — she learned her lesson very well with shadowheart.) )
[ The answer makes him feel good — proud, a little, in a selfish way, for having offered a hand and had it taken. He knows, in her shoes, that he wouldn't go looking for company on his own. That he'd need someone — like Matt, like Lauralae — to seek him out, were he to wake one day and find himself alone in his suite.
Once, maybe, he'd have skirted around this. And yet. ]
Good, because I'd be terribly cross if you said no.
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well, being lonely isn't serving her any, not that anyone other than armand has noticed much — not their fault but parisa's, who doesn't often let anyone in. one exception, once. a telepath needs people. (not to read necessarily — she learned her lesson very well with shadowheart.) )
Sure. I'd like that.
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Once, maybe, he'd have skirted around this. And yet. ]
Good, because I'd be terribly cross if you said no.