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[o8liter8]

[ Mindfang looks kind of...frazzled when she turns the feed on. Her hair's rumpled like she's slept for a month (well, okay, she did), and she has a few fancy hats piled on her head. One of the hats tumbles down as she swings the camera around, and lands in a humongous pile of bee plushes just as she turns the camera to it. ]

Okay, just whose idea of a joke was this? It's not even funny, it's just weird and pointless!

[ She might also be a little freaked out that someone managed to sneak in and do all that while she was asleep...Mindfang is used to having very good reflexes. ]

And who put the damn robot in here, anyway?

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[aim_exorable]

They're not that old.... Do you want me to make you fresh waffles instead, then?

[o8liter8]

[ heeeeesitates. ]

Fine. Fine! Whatever. Do what you want.

[aim_exorable]

[Wow they are so dumb at this. Darkleer is pretty sure of that.]

Alright. Come inside, then.

[He'll hold the door open and stuff. BECAUSE IT'S POLITE OKAY MINDFANG.]

[o8liter8]

[ huffs and pushes past!! jeeeerk. ]

[aim_exorable]

[Yep, one who cares. Shock and horror.]

[Darkleer has to make his way past her eventually, if only so he can get to the kitchen to make her breakfast. Don't mind him, just workin'.]

[o8liter8]

[ pretty much throws herself into a chair grumpily, waiting for waffles. what, did you want her to talk, Darkleer? ]

[aim_exorable]

[It would have been nice...]

[After a few minutes, Darkleer comes back and sets down the plate. Just how she likes it and everything. And then he's just... going to sit on the opposite side of the table. Take out a book.]

[o8liter8]

Rude.

[ Tears into the waffles. Violently. ]

[aim_exorable]

Would you rather I simply stare at you while you ate?

[Nnnnneh, it is on the tip of his tongue how rudely she is eating but hushing.]

[o8liter8]

Can you do anything that isn't awkward or creepy? Seriously.

[ Nom, nom, nom. ]

[aim_exorable]

[Oh now he's just grouching as he hides behind his book. Considering his size, this fails spectacularly.]

I suppose not.

[o8liter8]

[ She grins a little, chewing loudly. ]

Never could figure out how to get that stick out of your ass, could you.

[aim_exorable]

I have, I just-

[NNNNNNNNEH]

Please stop that! You know it's disgusting because I've hounded after you a dozen times by now that kind of chewing.

[o8liter8]

[ CHEW, CHEW, CHEW. ]

Problem, Executor?

[aim_exorable]

For one thing, that chewing is obnoxious and aggravating. Please stop.

[He'd slink down into his chair if he could for this next part, but as it is, he just buries his nose in the book as his voice drops a little lower.]

Secondly, I am no longer an Executor. Nor Expatriot.

[o8liter8]

[ CHEWS DEFIANTLY!!! ]

You sure as hell were determined to be an Executor, weren't you.

[ this will never stop being a sore spot with her, will it. ]

[aim_exorable]

[Eye twitch. Good thing it's hidden behind his glasses.]

I just wanted to be able to support the two of us. I was trying to do the best I could with what I knew. I know I've made mistakes, but I cannot let myself be trapped by the past. I've been taught that, now.

If I want to support those I care for, then that is what I need to do.

You fall under that spectrum, you know.

[o8liter8]

Right, of course, because nothing about that could go wrong. Because you sure as hell cared enough to want to keep me around.

[aim_exorable]

...There were Archeradicator barracks for trainees in the city.

[o8liter8]

So what.

[aim_exorable]

Most of the others stayed there. It saved time; we had to start early and train nearly into the day sometimes. If you traveled there- especially from out of the city- you had to take more time to wake up early, risk going out into the sun.

It would have been easier to stay there. If I did, however, you would have been alone.

[o8liter8]

Can't leave your little project alone, can you? I was so very uncivilized, it was your sacred duty to tame me or some shit like that.

[aim_exorable]

[An almost visible eyeroll.]

Allow me to rephrase that, then, since you are so determined to see the worst in all I say: I didn't want you to be lonely.

[o8liter8]

I don't get lonely.

[ lying through her teeth. ]

[aim_exorable]

Inansa... I think it is a bit late for saying such things.

[You kinda screwed up the chance to lie when you smacked him in the face, along with everything you blurted out.]