ALYS
And I know that this life isn’t safe
She hadn't planned for this conversation when she'd arrived today, but it seemed like as good a time as any to explain, to apologize, to mend whatever bridges she might have burned. Deimos had been kind and accommodating, but... well, they were friends. And Alys didn't have so many friends that she could afford to offend one. Besides, after everything Deimos had done for her over the years, she owed him more than sweeping her disappearance under the rug. Even if it made her horribly uncomfortable to address.
"No!" she said fervently. "No, of course not." Halo had been her home, the first that she had really claimed as her own. "There's nothing that you or anyone did or didn't do. And Halo is - it's wonderful, truly." She fidgeted with the slice of apple she'd procured. "But... Tal left, and home... well, for me, it's wherever he is." A simple explanation, spoken from the heart. She knew that the courier didn't exactly get along with Halo's Wardens - one reason for his relocation, perhaps - but she hoped that Deimos wouldn't hold her partner against her. "But it was difficult. Leaving."
And she had no excuse - or, at least, not one worth offering. Saying that time had gotten away from her as she worked to set up a home and a shop in King's End just seemed... weak, somehow. "I'm sorry," she said again, peering at Deimos with something like guilt. It wasn't that she would change anything, exactly. She still would have gone with Tal, if she could go back and do it over. But she might have explained sooner than later.
"No!" she said fervently. "No, of course not." Halo had been her home, the first that she had really claimed as her own. "There's nothing that you or anyone did or didn't do. And Halo is - it's wonderful, truly." She fidgeted with the slice of apple she'd procured. "But... Tal left, and home... well, for me, it's wherever he is." A simple explanation, spoken from the heart. She knew that the courier didn't exactly get along with Halo's Wardens - one reason for his relocation, perhaps - but she hoped that Deimos wouldn't hold her partner against her. "But it was difficult. Leaving."
And she had no excuse - or, at least, not one worth offering. Saying that time had gotten away from her as she worked to set up a home and a shop in King's End just seemed... weak, somehow. "I'm sorry," she said again, peering at Deimos with something like guilt. It wasn't that she would change anything, exactly. She still would have gone with Tal, if she could go back and do it over. But she might have explained sooner than later.
But it’s wild and it’s free
Minor powerplay allowed without permission.
Feel free to use force/magic on Alys.
Emotional Telepathy | The user can read deep emotions of those within a 5 foot radius at will. Control is excellent. Note: "Deep emotions" include anything written in a character's narration in a post.
Emotional Perception | The user can read surface level emotions of those within a 15 foot radius. Control is moderate. Note: "Surface level emotions" include anything written in a character's narration in a post.
Feel free to use force/magic on Alys.
Emotional Telepathy | The user can read deep emotions of those within a 5 foot radius at will. Control is excellent. Note: "Deep emotions" include anything written in a character's narration in a post.
Emotional Perception | The user can read surface level emotions of those within a 15 foot radius. Control is moderate. Note: "Surface level emotions" include anything written in a character's narration in a post.
