Session Start: Tue Aug 14 21:13:41 2007 ==Lude go?== * Niri covers a very large yawn as she pads back to her room in the hotel, closing the door softly behind her. * Tanan is sitting, in projection form, on top of himself in the corner of the room. He's holding a closed book in his hands and staring at it intently. * Niri raises an eyebrow in slight surprise. "...What's the book?" * Tanan looks up. "Oh, you're back? I-" *the book falls to the ground with a thud* "...-'m practicing solidity." * Niri covers a slight smile. "I wasn't aware you had to practice. Any success?" * Tanan looks back down at the book. "A little." Sorry I interrupted. ^^; And...sorry for before, too. Mm. No. I was out of line. It didn't occur to me that you might have had a reason to be upset that he'd found someone. * Niri blinks. "What do you mean?" You.. don't like him then? * Niri shakes her head. "He's one of my best friends. Or...was. But...I never thought of him any differently than that, I don't think..." She flushes. "Is that what it sounded like when I got mad at him?" * Tanan frowns. "It seemed like a possibility. I'm not really good at telling friendship and love and things like that. I haven't had much experience with them. I was wrong then? Sorry to even mention it." * Niri looks embarrassed. "No. It's okay," she mutters. "I don't even know entirely why I got so upset. Maybe it's that I'm worried this will end badly, or maybe I'm worried it'll mess up our friendship. I'm not sure." She sighs and flops herself down to sit on the bed. Things might work out for them. Or they might not, I suppose. They don't always. If you never take a chance... * Tanan shrugs. "I feel bad for her, the life she has. If she's happy now, I think she deserves the chance. And it's not like he doesn't know." Eh. Guess I'm glad for him then. *sighs* At least someone'll be happy, I suppose. * Tanan picks the book up again, sounding a little abstracted. "Sounds as though you're a little jealous. Look on the bright side. With any luck, this will all be over in a couple of months and you'll have plenty of time to find someone. Or not. Or do whatever you want to." ...Yeah. I guess. * Tanan makes a face as the book falls again, then sighs and looks at Niri. "You're taking this hard." ...I'm sorry, I guess I am. I know, there are more important things to be worrying about. * Niri 's emotions, not especially well hidden right now, are a mix of worry, apprehension, and loneliness, marked with a bit of irritation as well. It's ok to worry, Niri. But she could be a big help to us in any case. It's not a bad thing to maybe have her wanting to stick around. I think we can trust her, considering what she is. And I think she wants to help us. She knew you were hiding in the bushes. Heck, she was the one who pointed out that if I practiced I could use a body again. Admittedly, we weren't being very quiet...oh really? She was? * Niri thinks I got the impression you weren't all that concerned about having a physical body back. But...I guess you've probably gotten used to it by now... It could be very useful. We're likely to be in dangerous places. Having something expendable to walk into the worst of it first might save someone's life. ...I still haven't gotten used to this whole concept. I guess that could be useful, but it's also kind of...ehhh. I don't like it. * Tanan sounds surprised. "You don't think it's a good idea?" It IS a good idea. It just gives me the creeps. * Tanan holds up a hand, looks at it critically, and grasps a finger with the other hand. He starts to pull it back, then hesitates. "...an object lesson might not be the best way to reconcile you to the idea, huh." ...Definitely not. Look, it's a matter of me having way too much trouble adjusting to the idea that what I've always thought of as you, really isn't you at all. I already had to watch you "die" once, and knowing that it's not real doesn't exactly make it easier to contemplate. * Tanan frowns. "You're terribly complicated. I think it's going to be a while before I understand how you see things." Good luck with that. I don't understand /myself/ most of the time! * Tanan reaches down and drums his fingers on himself. "That must be hard. For what it's worth, I'm sorry I snapped at you. I think they deserve a chance, but I didn't have the right to do that. If there's anything I can do to help you out, let me know." * Tanan looks thoughtful "Except lullabys. I can't do those." * Niri can't help but chuckle slightly. ....So you're not mad at me, then? Not exactly. It's not my business if you decide who Mikel sleeps with is your business. Well. Your business or not, I...just don't want you to think badly of me. Is that an order? ...Now I can't tell if you're being serious or if you're teasing me. No, it's not an order! * Tanan grins. "Maybe not as complicated as I thought." Hey! What's that supposed to mean? * Niri chucks a pillow at his head. * Tanan takes the pillow to the face, and falls over backward * Niri grins You're getting better at that remaining solid thing! * Tanan laughs. "Worst. Possible. Time." * Niri laughs too, though halfway through it turns into a huge yawn. I think I'd better go to sleep. It's...I don't even know how late it is. Ridiculously late. * Tanan fades away, his voice coming again from the crystal. "Too late. Get some rest. Maybe everything'll look better in the morning." * Niri nods. "It might." She sounds less upset already...though Tanan can still sense she still has some pretty mixed feelings about everything, the laugh seems to have done her good. * Niri crawls under the covers, having shrugged into her nightclothes sometime earlier. She yawns sleepily. "G'night, Tanan." Goodnight, Niri. ==Lude End FOR THE SAKE OF HUMANITY== aaaaah Session Close: Tue Aug 14 22:35:19 2007