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Honestly, I'm not even sure. I handed off the baton and crashed a bit. As for Vash...I told Valentine on the warden filter that someone had gotten demoted about it, but I didn't use his name. John and Tendi helped me deal with him after, so they'd know for sure, and I don't know who he might have told himself.
...hot pot might be nice. Am I supposed to bring something?
...hot pot might be nice. Am I supposed to bring something?
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Hey, Jedao. I can drop by and get that key back from you any time.
... and? Seriously, thank you for grabbing it when you needed to.
... and? Seriously, thank you for grabbing it when you needed to.
Varker was barking about it before Valentine made that post, but he didn't mention any names in the conversation. It's not that big of a deal, just piqued my curiosity.
Nah, we'll have it all covered unless you got somethin' extra for yourself. Just a date if you want.
Nah, we'll have it all covered unless you got somethin' extra for yourself. Just a date if you want.
Are you too busy to help me with something?
This flood is...odd. And random. But if I put off this work any longer, I might die? I'm not certain.
This flood is...odd. And random. But if I put off this work any longer, I might die? I'm not certain.
I grabbed it when Nanaki disappeared. Without a back-up, it was an obvious target.
[You could shove a warden in and once they were locked, with no paired warden or arresting warden of their own, the key would be the only way to get them out.]
[You could shove a warden in and once they were locked, with no paired warden or arresting warden of their own, the key would be the only way to get them out.]
Perhaps I exaggerated.
But I will come and visit you tonight, if possible?
You're not wrong. Though anybody could pick up the back-up role if they had to, better safe than sorry.
[He rubs a hand over the back of his neck.]
How are you doing? Looks like some shit went down while I was out.
[He rubs a hand over the back of his neck.]
How are you doing? Looks like some shit went down while I was out.
[He shrugs.]
A little frayed at the edges. I'm organizing playdates for myself about it.
A little frayed at the edges. I'm organizing playdates for myself about it.
It's possible.
You'll do what you you'll do.
You'll do what you you'll do.
Have you ever done meditation before? That's sort of the first step.
And you know Valentine, right? I need a gift for him, and I'd love insider information about what he'd like.
And you know Valentine, right? I need a gift for him, and I'd love insider information about what he'd like.
[The response leaves a paranoid, niggling sort of taste in his mouth, but he shoves it down, chalking it up to overthinking and misreading, as he knocks on his door later that evening.]
The door opens for him onto a seemingly empty room. Then Jedao steps - out of thin air, as though he'd appeared from between two bookshelves that also aren't there, and he looks very strange for just the first second, distorted, only glimpsed by an edge he doesn't have - and then he's there.
"Hello, my dear. I'm very glad you're not dead."
It's all of Jedao's usual warm sincerity, but there's definitely something odd about him, two-steps-to-the-left.
"Hello, my dear. I'm very glad you're not dead."
It's all of Jedao's usual warm sincerity, but there's definitely something odd about him, two-steps-to-the-left.
It sets Iago's teeth on edge, just a little, and the hair on the back of his neck rises. "What have you acquired?" he wonders and there's nothing but faint amusement in his voice, the same sort of curiosity he always carries.
He has his slate under his arm and a pile of papers in the others and he sets them down on the nearest surface.
He has his slate under his arm and a pile of papers in the others and he sets them down on the nearest surface.
He is that rarest of creatures, a level-headed and competent colleague, whom I can trust to be professional even in emotionally fraught situations.
I'd like to show my appreciation, and he's about as good at taking a compliment as anybody else on this boat.
[Which is to say, terrible.]
I'd like to show my appreciation, and he's about as good at taking a compliment as anybody else on this boat.
[Which is to say, terrible.]
"I'm seeing all the sides of things." He pauses. "Spatially, not emotionally. It's very...expansive."
He wiggles a little bit, clearly happy to be able to stretch in whatever weird new directions he's seeing.
"What are you working on? Would you like tea?"
He wiggles a little bit, clearly happy to be able to stretch in whatever weird new directions he's seeing.
"What are you working on? Would you like tea?"
He's jealous, in a distant way, though he's more pleased at how Jedao gets to stretch out.
That in itself is an odd feeling, but it does explain enough that Iago lets his guard back down.
"No. I can't focus. I need to figure this out."
He spreads out his papers with his copious notes.
That in itself is an odd feeling, but it does explain enough that Iago lets his guard back down.
"No. I can't focus. I need to figure this out."
He spreads out his papers with his copious notes.
"Okay, explain it to me."
Sometimes that's the best way to get something sorted in your own head, Jedao knows.
Sometimes that's the best way to get something sorted in your own head, Jedao knows.
He leans his hands on the table. "I have a list of candidates to command a ship. I have their files and I need to put them together in a cohesive team."
He rubs at his face. "Every combination I've tried has a fatal flaw of personality or is too risky."
He rubs at his face. "Every combination I've tried has a fatal flaw of personality or is too risky."
All right. You tell me if you need someone to pinch hit for you while you're taking some time for yourself, got it?
I owe you one.
I owe you one.
It's good to know yourself.
That's very helpful, thank you.
Would you like to meet in the Enclosure for ambiance or in a private cabin for security?
That's very helpful, thank you.
Would you like to meet in the Enclosure for ambiance or in a private cabin for security?
You know the crazy thing? Justine just graduated.
[So he really has to take a break now.]
[So he really has to take a break now.]
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