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[endsjustified]

It is beautiful.

Seeing Styx must not have helped that illusion.

[featherduster]

He's convinced it couldn't be that because he'd be in hellfire and I wouldn't.

[ ROLLS HIS FUCKIN EYES ]

[endsjustified]

Hm.

[quietly revises whatever he was going to say to something more neutral]

He's working through some things. Maybe some of that conviction will be worn away by the end of our time here...I hope so.

[featherduster]

It's gonna be a process, but Lily's good for it. It wouldn't work with just one person whose opinion he can write off.

[endsjustified]

Mmh.

We also had to have a conversation about...well, conversations. I'm nowhere near as good as Perci or Lethe at having them with him, but we figured a few things out.

[then everything blew up lol]

[featherduster]

A conversation about conversations.

[ Buddy? ]

[endsjustified]

Among other things...when he is talking seriously, or simply talking to hear himself talk.

I do not always know how to hear the difference, yet. He was unaware. We have established that I will ask, if I am not sure.

[featherduster]

Ah.

Yeah. I was gettin' the impression you two are speaking totally separate languages.

[endsjustified]

Something like that.

Ah, well; it is worth it to learn.

[featherduster]

. . . I'm proud of both of you. For trying, that is.

It'd be much easier not to.

[endsjustified]

I'm fundamentally opposed to not trying, if an endeavor is worthwhile.

It's a waste to not.

[featherduster]

. . .

[ JUST MAKES THIS FACE AND DOES NOT EXPLAIN ]

[endsjustified]

[reeeeeaches over and tugs his ear like he is a naughty schoolchild]

No.

[featherduster]

Ow ow ow-- what?! I didn't even say anything!

[endsjustified]

[lets go]

Sometimes you don't need to hear thoughts to know when they're objectionable.

[featherduster]

You're projecting and in doing so confirming the validity of my hypothetical thoughts.

[endsjustified]

No.

Speaking of worthwhile endeavors, though.

[featherduster]

Hmmm?

[endsjustified]

Rubato brought up a good point while we were switched.

It's a good idea if we all sit down together soon and figure out parameters that work for everyone. For Lily and Bluebell, in dangerous rituals -- to what point we assist each other, a signal to be left alone if we're going to attempt something crazed, that sort of thing. So everyone is on the same page.

[featherduster]

Ah . . .

Yeah. We should.

I'm pretty sure if I asked, all of Bluebell would agree we don't want you guys getting hurt for our sake.

[endsjustified]

I'm fairly sure there is a medium to be achieved there.

Neither team wants the other to jump onto the pyre for them altogether. But in cases like the bomb ritual, where we couldn't predict the danger anyway, it didn't actually take much to try to make sure our paths intersected usefully and gave Bluebell some breathing room.

[featherduster]

Well, a shared kitchen with a gigantic table is as good a setting for diplomacy talks as any.

[endsjustified]

It is, isn't it?

Well, it doesn't have to be literally now, but very soon. I think it will be good for everyone to have something concrete in mind.

[a tiny huff]

Did you know, I was going to approach you with Styx to talk alliance, very early on. That got soundly interrupted by the second ritual, though; and now here we are.

[featherduster]

Really?

I thought you hated my guts for most of that time.

[endsjustified]

You've never done direct harm to me or Lily; why would I have hated your guts?