I can't relate to d e s p e r a t i o n
"Nah! I'd love the help." The blonde chimed instantly, clearly not bothered by what Maea may or may not destroy in the process.
"Mhmm." Charlie says, bobbing her head as she hauled rocks away from part of the wall. Though she'd received bits and pieces of this story so far, hearing it from the lips of the loreseeker made it all infinitely easier to fit together in her mind. "Ooh, very clever." She interrupted, flashing Maea an approving smile for having used the Ball as a cover. Piling the rocks away, the ancient paused as the story began to come together—clearly it had a bad ending if Maea had gotten fired at the end of it—Charlie paused and looked over one shoulder with a frown. "Obviously." She agreed; Dahlia hadn't been invited. What else was there to say?
Not sure who any of the people Maea was mentioning were, Charlie just bundled them as "leaders" in her mind and nodded along. "Wh—" Setting down the chunks of obsidian she'd revealed, the priestess turned fully towards Maea, wrapping her tail around her knees as the other girl banged away at the stone. Even if there was nothing for them to find, perhaps banging away at some rock wasn't the worst way for the loreseeker to spend a few hours. If Charlie hadn't known Maea better, she'd have fit herself between the other woman's thighs or suggested they go kill something to relieve her stress, but...well, maybe this could work.
Watching as the rock as it was hurled across the room, Charlie redirected her gaze with her head cocked at an angle. "So...this woman said her invite was missing, and you said it wasn't and that you wanted her to leave? That's it?" Honestly, it sounded like something Charlie would have done. Maea was just answering her question, right?
Sucking on her lower lip thoughtfully, it was clear to Charlie that there were probably lots of nuances that she didn't understand. Things about Dahlia and the Family, things about the people in the room whose names she didn't recognize, but that didn't really change much. "Would you do it the same way, if you could do it all again?"
"Mhmm." Charlie says, bobbing her head as she hauled rocks away from part of the wall. Though she'd received bits and pieces of this story so far, hearing it from the lips of the loreseeker made it all infinitely easier to fit together in her mind. "Ooh, very clever." She interrupted, flashing Maea an approving smile for having used the Ball as a cover. Piling the rocks away, the ancient paused as the story began to come together—clearly it had a bad ending if Maea had gotten fired at the end of it—Charlie paused and looked over one shoulder with a frown. "Obviously." She agreed; Dahlia hadn't been invited. What else was there to say?
Not sure who any of the people Maea was mentioning were, Charlie just bundled them as "leaders" in her mind and nodded along. "Wh—" Setting down the chunks of obsidian she'd revealed, the priestess turned fully towards Maea, wrapping her tail around her knees as the other girl banged away at the stone. Even if there was nothing for them to find, perhaps banging away at some rock wasn't the worst way for the loreseeker to spend a few hours. If Charlie hadn't known Maea better, she'd have fit herself between the other woman's thighs or suggested they go kill something to relieve her stress, but...well, maybe this could work.
Watching as the rock as it was hurled across the room, Charlie redirected her gaze with her head cocked at an angle. "So...this woman said her invite was missing, and you said it wasn't and that you wanted her to leave? That's it?" Honestly, it sounded like something Charlie would have done. Maea was just answering her question, right?
Sucking on her lower lip thoughtfully, it was clear to Charlie that there were probably lots of nuances that she didn't understand. Things about Dahlia and the Family, things about the people in the room whose names she didn't recognize, but that didn't really change much. "Would you do it the same way, if you could do it all again?"
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Hella golden retriever energy. Small unrefined horns made of ruby. Regular spade-shaped tail.
