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.
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.
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.
Annoyance is a far degree removed from hatred. You were not that bad.
Even if I had hated you, Styx did not, and it was clear after the first ritual we needed some more coordination than everyone shouting their own opinions at the demon.
[looking completely judgemental the entire fuckin time, just like the time he told Minuet he was acting like a child to mask his competence and underlying issues:]
You are considerate and protective to a fault. I do not think I have ever seen you see an opportunity to help, where you could feasibly help, and not do so, no matter how out of your depth you felt. You concern yourself with others' well being even when they refuse to concern themselves with yours. You are an ardent believer in peoples' better natures; it is literally a hill you might die on. Your persistence in these matters endures despite your weariness, when most men would have laid down their burdens and given up long ago. All of these are criticisms, but more of that is needed in any world as well; perhaps every world. Without it, people will not better themselves, or be inspired to. Without it, people would not hope.
Bluebell adores you, and for excellent reason. Part of your presentation is a mask, but your good nature and care are genuine and shine through. Most of them open up and look to you for reassurance, for reinforcement, for comfort and help, where they would not to any other, because they know you will offer it wholeheartedly. Even the more suspicious and critical amongst them cannot help but respond. To say nothing of those you have had longer to know and to bond with -- you are dedicated enough to try to bargain with Death, for Styx's sake, for the pasture's sake. You also know when the endeavor is worthwhile; you also cannot look away from attempting it. I am relieved you are beginning to look at the possibility of not doing so alone, even if you are not used to it.
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featherduster) wrote2023-06-15 02:30 pm
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Sometimes you don't need to hear thoughts to know when they're objectionable.
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Speaking of worthwhile endeavors, though.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I thought you hated my guts for most of that time.
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[ People have hated him for much less, Charon ]
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Even if I had hated you, Styx did not, and it was clear after the first ritual we needed some more coordination than everyone shouting their own opinions at the demon.
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Don't threaten me with a good time.
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does Minuet stop him]
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You are considerate and protective to a fault. I do not think I have ever seen you see an opportunity to help, where you could feasibly help, and not do so, no matter how out of your depth you felt. You concern yourself with others' well being even when they refuse to concern themselves with yours. You are an ardent believer in peoples' better natures; it is literally a hill you might die on. Your persistence in these matters endures despite your weariness, when most men would have laid down their burdens and given up long ago. All of these are criticisms, but more of that is needed in any world as well; perhaps every world. Without it, people will not better themselves, or be inspired to. Without it, people would not hope.
Bluebell adores you, and for excellent reason. Part of your presentation is a mask, but your good nature and care are genuine and shine through. Most of them open up and look to you for reassurance, for reinforcement, for comfort and help, where they would not to any other, because they know you will offer it wholeheartedly. Even the more suspicious and critical amongst them cannot help but respond. To say nothing of those you have had longer to know and to bond with -- you are dedicated enough to try to bargain with Death, for Styx's sake, for the pasture's sake. You also know when the endeavor is worthwhile; you also cannot look away from attempting it. I am relieved you are beginning to look at the possibility of not doing so alone, even if you are not used to it.
I can keep going.
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Kinda looks like he might cry actually ]
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I am honored to know you.
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gets him a clean dishcloth to cry into]
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S-Sorry . . .
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