Davrin cares deeply about you, Nina. I saw him at the volcano. He would risk a great deal if it brought you happiness. [And that included talking to Gadriel.
[But also Gadriel's entire life is doing stupid things.]
You can be upset with me. I was... I did not know how to process what had happened. What I had done.
Of course not. But you have Davrin. And Assan. And your guild.
[And something Finnick had yelled at him had struck deep: that Gadriel never contributed anything. All he did with Nina was expect her to come to him, reach out to him, to help him. He had never given anything in return. Partly because he had nothing to give. Partly because she needed nothing of the few things he could have offered.]
You are busy. I will let you get back to those things.
[He goes quiet for some time because he's weighing the various quests on the quest board, trying to pick the right one.
[In the end he can only narrow it down to two.]
Some guy has gone missing near a shipwreck.
Or there's victims of a cult wanting people to go find some bodies. [Wow he's really selling these. These seemed most likely to involve minimal diplomacy skills and more possibility of punching things. ]
What do you think? [He was going to ask her what 'nsfw' means but...maybe now is not the time. ]
[Cults are bad because they're obviously Chaos cults. The worship of the Emperor like the Ultramarines practice? Not cultlike at all. Just demanding no personal privacy or possessions and loyalty and obedience unto death. Nope. Definitely not a cult. ]
Three. It is only three lungs.
And yes.
Can you? [Serious question, because, how are they going to do this if he needs to use his extra lung?]
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( DAVRIN TOLD YOU WHAT!!!! )
I'm not upset with you. I mean, I was, but I'm not now? I just didn't want you to do something stupid.
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Davrin cares deeply about you, Nina. I saw him at the volcano. He would risk a great deal if it brought you happiness. [And that included talking to Gadriel.
[But also Gadriel's entire life is doing stupid things.]
You can be upset with me. I was... I did not know how to process what had happened. What I had done.
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I'm not upset anymore. I just needed a break so Davrin and I took Assan and Estelle on a... vacation, I guess, if you even know what that word means.
How are you now?
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Many of us do, Nina.
[He does not, not really. But he'll ignore that for now. If it helped her it was good. That was all that mattered. ]
I am [Fine? well? Surviving? Barely hanging on?] I am here. When you need me. [That is what matters. ]
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[He debates saying he wished she had told him she was leaving. He would have worried less. But... ]
Be well, Nina.
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( It's so... dismissive. She hates it. )
Are you mad at me?
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But you have Davrin. And Assan. And your guild.
[And something Finnick had yelled at him had struck deep: that Gadriel never contributed anything. All he did with Nina was expect her to come to him, reach out to him, to help him. He had never given anything in return. Partly because he had nothing to give. Partly because she needed nothing of the few things he could have offered.]
You are busy. I will let you get back to those things.
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I'm not, right now, if you want to talk or meet somewhere? There's quests I still want to do, too.
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I would like to do
anything
with you.
[Wait. Not that way don't send Davrin to beat him up. He didn't mean it like that. You're his SISTER ew. ]
that you want
I mean. [Did that make it less weird or more weird?]
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Go pick out a quest then. I haven't done most of the underwater ones, or that scarecrow one at the farm. Whatever the fuck that's about.
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[In the end he can only narrow it down to two.]
Some guy has gone missing near a shipwreck.
Or there's victims of a cult wanting people to go find some bodies. [Wow he's really selling these. These seemed most likely to involve minimal diplomacy skills and more possibility of punching things. ]
What do you think? [He was going to ask her what 'nsfw' means but...maybe now is not the time. ]
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Can you breathe underwater with your fifteen lungs or whatever?
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Three. It is only three lungs.
And yes.
Can you? [Serious question, because, how are they going to do this if he needs to use his extra lung?]
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Yes, actually. I purposefully asked for underwater breathing after my rebreather fell off fighting the kraken.
( did she ever mention that? Whatever. )
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Oh. That is....that is interesting to know.
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Just think of it like me having three lungs now, too. Or something.
( She's already corrupted. Who cares. )
Meet me in Salt Spire.