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Not yet, but give it time. Should we never find need of it perhaps it would be a useful trinket to take home.

What about you?

You make it sound like you have someone in mind at home...

[ is it out of affection, or hate though? rafayel can't tell. ]

Maybe Hak or Elysium? [ he's kidding. they both helped him and he's not ungrateful. ]

I'd not hesitate to transform Chronos, were he susceptible to such enchantments. [A beat, narrowing of eyes.] Nor a few of his subordinates, at that.

Hak? Really? They've seemed so sweet natured?

[She does not contest elysium....]

You never know. It's something from another world, right? Who knows if they use the same principles or what.

Okay, okay. I guess he's not so bad, but you have to admit it might be a little funny to see the face he'd make if he were turned into a worm.

[ HELP ME ely what did you do ]

[.............. with grim fascination:]

Would you be able to see his expression if he was a worm?

You raise an excellent question.

Yeah, why not? It's like when you listen reaallly carefully and can make out what the seagulls are saying. If you squint really hard, you can probably tell.

[ wait, are worms the one where they have two butts-mouths. ]

[......... squinting like he's not sure if he believes this or not]

You can converse with seabirds? That's an useful skill. What sort of tales do they tell you?

[are they like the little birds artemis and aphrodite use]

They're actually pretty big chatterboxes. Usually, it's just idle gossip, or about how hungry they are. Sometimes you can even gather enough of them and use their squawking to create a symphony.

[ real or a lie... no one will ever know. ]

That does strike as true. I know of a few gods and goddesses who use birds and beasts as their spies, but all living things are creatures of their own will and interests.

And if I was to guess, seabirds have little other to occupy themselves than appetites and idle musings.

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Yeah, they are. [ he smiles a little at that. ] I think it's better that way. If they were just empty shells, they wouldn't be able to offer genuine devotion either, so I'd like to think it's fair.

Do they offer devotion to you, Rafayel?

Uh... it's a work in progress.

[ ... ]

You've got your work cut out for you.

Though you might have luck sowing the beaches with bread...

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That is true. Though it would be galling to imagine a sorcery that may succeed where my companions' have failed.

I see, so you intend to tease him. You're not an elder sibling, by chance? Are you?

True, but if this place is supposed to really be what is says it is... I wouldn't take it too personally.

[ he shrugs. ]

Nah, I don't have any siblings. I'm guessing, you do?

I doubt it is.

[Said simply, as if it were a given truth. Because it can't be.

Her expression softens, though more with regret than fondness.]

I do. An older brother, though I've only spoken with him a handful of times.

[ that isn't exactly the reaction he expects.

maybe because she had asked it so easily, he expected it to have been a question that may have come to her a little more easily. ] While you might have not talked a whole lot... it sounds like you miss them?

[she hyucked up]

It's hard to miss someone you've scarcely met, but I missed the idea of having a brother. We were separated shortly after I was born. My family...They're imprisoned.

I intend to change that.

[ a hyuk a day keeps the doctor away

imprisoned. it's a concept he could relate to more deeply than he'd like. maybe that's why he can't help but to sympathize in some way. ] It's hard being separated from your people, your family. Even harder to feel like you never got your chance to truly get to know them. [ ... ]

You'll be reunited for sure. [ he says with actual no basis aside from the gut feeling that melinoe, of what he knew of her briefly, didn't seem like the type to give up. besides, fate paired with effort worked in mysterious ways for those who psersevered. ]

[this prescription is my only defense against crumbling healthcare systems

But oh....buddy. These are lines to read between.]

You speak as if you know the pain of it well. Are you also separated from your people?

[His merfolk ;;]

...Thank you. I'll do whatever is necessary to ensure it.

[ there's a pause at that. if this were back in linkon, it'd be easier to deny it completely. it's a different story when it's with someone he's experienced so much with in so little time. all the more when she's been so forthcoming and so... ]

Yeah, something like that. I'm also still trying to make it right.

[ he gives a small smile back at her, tipping his head slightly. ]

I know you will.

As am I. Should there come a chance to aid you in this pursuit, I'd gladly lend my hand.

[She has much on her plate first but it's always been hard to ignore the plights of others. Quite often the solutions are within her grasp as well.]

Thank you. I have faith in you as well, Rafayel.

[ it is kind of an odd feeling to be tied to someone else entirely by circumstance, and yet he doesn’t reject her words. there’s a kind of comfort in it that’s only multiplied by an weird sense of familiarity. her words just feel that sincere and he gives a small nod. ]

Thanks, I also won’t be too far behind if you ever need a hand, probably.

[ but he leaves it at that, because maybe not he’s getting a toe cramp and has to change feet, thanks… frees us of feet. 👣 ]