MAEA
She tilted her head slightly and considered him. Grazed her lip with her teeth unconsciously, to scratch an itch. "Sounds to me like you just don't consider the consequences of your actions, before you do something," Maea suggested, not unkindly. "And in the moments you do... the temptations of the present weigh heavier than any repercussions they may bring."
He reached out a hand for her again, and though she thought to pull away, Maea permitted the small touch. Perhaps he was just one of those people, who couldn't keep their hands still. Had to do something... she could relate to that. Though... so far she kept the touching to her own self. The light touch of Nate's fingers shifting her hair made goosebumps rise along the skin of her neck, down the shoulders; she averted her gaze quickly, frowning at her own reaction.
"Well... maybe you need to throw your name around more," she suggested, her tone a little less certain than before. "Or... I don't know. Pick a subject to immerse yourself in. Caido is big, and interesting. There is much to discover... much that's been lost to time." Like the origins of his own race, for example.
Speaking of safety nets had her shrug slightly, something vulnerable coming into the line of her mouth. Maea kept her eyes on the road, the winding path he chose all so very well know to her; it was impossible for her to get lost here. "I had one... but it's mostly gone now. There's a few people I can rely on still... but they're not the same as before. It's scary, isn't it? Never knowing if anyone will bother to help if things go wrong..." Intentional screwups and stupid mistakes aside, sometimes things happened that were just beyond your control. To have no one in times like those... Maea knew she was fortunate to still have someone.
"You're not alone, you know?" She looked back at Nate, her half smile a little shy, plenty soft. "You have friends. At least two that I know of for sure... I think you could rely on them, if you wanted to." And she wasn't just talking about finding the way back from the Fields. There were other ways to get lost, where some help and guidance might be in order.
He reached out a hand for her again, and though she thought to pull away, Maea permitted the small touch. Perhaps he was just one of those people, who couldn't keep their hands still. Had to do something... she could relate to that. Though... so far she kept the touching to her own self. The light touch of Nate's fingers shifting her hair made goosebumps rise along the skin of her neck, down the shoulders; she averted her gaze quickly, frowning at her own reaction.
"Well... maybe you need to throw your name around more," she suggested, her tone a little less certain than before. "Or... I don't know. Pick a subject to immerse yourself in. Caido is big, and interesting. There is much to discover... much that's been lost to time." Like the origins of his own race, for example.
Speaking of safety nets had her shrug slightly, something vulnerable coming into the line of her mouth. Maea kept her eyes on the road, the winding path he chose all so very well know to her; it was impossible for her to get lost here. "I had one... but it's mostly gone now. There's a few people I can rely on still... but they're not the same as before. It's scary, isn't it? Never knowing if anyone will bother to help if things go wrong..." Intentional screwups and stupid mistakes aside, sometimes things happened that were just beyond your control. To have no one in times like those... Maea knew she was fortunate to still have someone.
"You're not alone, you know?" She looked back at Nate, her half smile a little shy, plenty soft. "You have friends. At least two that I know of for sure... I think you could rely on them, if you wanted to." And she wasn't just talking about finding the way back from the Fields. There were other ways to get lost, where some help and guidance might be in order.
I'm bleeding out for you
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