Down and out, and out of luck, we're spinning but the needle's stuck
She felt bad about it, and the frown as subtle as it was made her vow to herself to do better about inclusivity in the future. It was a major part of why she wanted the ball at all - but she had to admit that the location and season made it difficult to cater to everyone. Much as ancients would struggle to attend functions in Halo. But it shouldn't become habit to think that way.
And the Void problem didn't help, either.
"That's unfortunate," she said, and meant it. "Perhaps next time, then." She hoped there would be a next time - she'd been having quite a lot of fun arranging for this ball.
Leaving behind thoughts of politics and work for a while for the chance to learn how to tame metal, Maea was glad that Hadama didn't comment her work. Pausing after a while to stretch out her back and shake the vibration from her fingers, she had to think about the question. Trying to recall what a person had been wearing over years and years wasn't the easiest - she rarely if ever paid attention to people's fashion sense anyway.
"Mh, not much, I don't think. Maybe some necklaces... Oh, but he did keep a ring I gave him once. So... maybe that?" She looked up to gauge the king's reaction, hoping it wasn't too big of a challenge right off the bat.
And the Void problem didn't help, either.
"That's unfortunate," she said, and meant it. "Perhaps next time, then." She hoped there would be a next time - she'd been having quite a lot of fun arranging for this ball.
Leaving behind thoughts of politics and work for a while for the chance to learn how to tame metal, Maea was glad that Hadama didn't comment her work. Pausing after a while to stretch out her back and shake the vibration from her fingers, she had to think about the question. Trying to recall what a person had been wearing over years and years wasn't the easiest - she rarely if ever paid attention to people's fashion sense anyway.
"Mh, not much, I don't think. Maybe some necklaces... Oh, but he did keep a ring I gave him once. So... maybe that?" She looked up to gauge the king's reaction, hoping it wasn't too big of a challenge right off the bat.
Maea
