I have to let you find your own way in, but I don't have to stay in there if I don't want to. I just don't usually leave on my own because...because...
[They fidget.]
I don't know what to do, or who would want me around.
[It startles them, clearly, the way that Guy responds, handling them as if it were nothing. As if they'd said something totally...benign. After a pause, they look up at him.]
Even if I'd never been human at all? It wouldn't bother you...or scare you?
[It's an illogical thing to ask, they know. After all, they're here, together, because of Ava.]
Why would it? I liked you before I knew that, and I still like you now. It doesn't matter what you are.
[He gives a quiet laugh, his eyes softening.]
Besides, you sound an awful lot like someone I know. He's not exactly a person either, and he's not always happy with that. He thinks people should treat him differently, or be scared of him. I won't lie - some people do.
But he's still my best friend. Even if he's not exactly like me, it shouldn't matter. He is who he is. Just like you are who you are.
[He won't ignore just how delicate that touch is, crossing his own gloved hand to rest overtop the god's small grip.]
I won't either, Justice.
[He'll tug his arm gently to redirect their attention back to the desk.]
Here. Maybe we can draw some places around the palace, or things from back home. You can show Ava that you kept her offering. Once we're all done, I can make something to fasten them all together so that she can look at them easily without losing them.
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[THAT'S COOL BUT ALSO CONCERNING also is your room small that's suddenly a huge concern]
Aren't you worried someone will open it on accident? I mean, anyone can access that computer.
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I can't speak for everybody, but I know I wouldn't mind having you present more often. You should open up and visit us sometime while we're working.
[...Ah, right. Rules.]
If... you can, I mean.
Do your rules require you to stay there all the time?
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I have to let you find your own way in, but I don't have to stay in there if I don't want to. I just don't usually leave on my own because...because...
[They fidget.]
I don't know what to do, or who would want me around.
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That's a start, right?
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[Justice starts to lose tension from their stance.]
I want to try...to be less worried about what people think about me.
[They pause again, seeming to mull something over, and then finally make another admission.]
The grapes...they were a gift from Ava. I mean, an offering. But an offering is like a gift, too, isn't it? That's why I thought you should have them.
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[A beat, as he looks back at the fruit, then at the little god next to him.]
Hey, you don't need to do that if it was from her, you know. I don't want to take something that important away from you.
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You can't do that?
[CAN YOU NOT TAKE OFF THE MASKS LIKE........... AT ALL..............]
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No, I can't.
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[...
Oh no he's in front of the child. OH WELL.]
And yet you guys still take offerings for food? How come?
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[People work so hard on their gifts!!!]
And it's only a problem for me, not the others.
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...Is it just something with your rules now that doesn't let you do that, or have you always been like that?
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[Their gaze stares almost longingly at the fruit on the table. At least, their posture indicates longing.]
I'm not...normal.
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just
gonna reach out and bop him on the head a little.]
You're still you. That's good enough for me.
I'll try to keep that in mind in the future. If I'm going to offer anything to you, I want it to be something you can use, okay?
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[It startles them, clearly, the way that Guy responds, handling them as if it were nothing. As if they'd said something totally...benign. After a pause, they look up at him.]
Even if I'd never been human at all? It wouldn't bother you...or scare you?
[It's an illogical thing to ask, they know. After all, they're here, together, because of Ava.]
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[He gives a quiet laugh, his eyes softening.]
Besides, you sound an awful lot like someone I know. He's not exactly a person either, and he's not always happy with that. He thinks people should treat him differently, or be scared of him. I won't lie - some people do.
But he's still my best friend. Even if he's not exactly like me, it shouldn't matter. He is who he is. Just like you are who you are.
That's all there is to it.
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[Hesitantly, Justice reaches out and curls their small fingers around his sleeve.]
I'll never forget this.
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I won't either, Justice.
[He'll tug his arm gently to redirect their attention back to the desk.]
Here. Maybe we can draw some places around the palace, or things from back home. You can show Ava that you kept her offering. Once we're all done, I can make something to fasten them all together so that she can look at them easily without losing them.
You think we can manage that alright?
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[And finally, now, Justice can't help but sound happy.]