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[treasureling]

Who: Malak
Broadcast: Fleetwide video
Action: On the Marsiva
When: 1/29

I - this is - [ Very clean. Very strange. Very frightening. But that he knows how to use this contraption must mean he is meant to be here.

He stops in front of the large windows. ]

Is this the realm of the Gods?

Where are my daughters?

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[treasureling]

What do you mean?

[heresyandlace]

Since when are females considered to be warriors among mankind?

[treasureling]

Always, on Spinward.

[heresyandlace]

Is that where you're from?

Is that how things are there?

[treasureling]

Yes. The Spinward Islands.

[heresyandlace]

Oh, islands.

[as if that explains everything. ...which, it might.]

The women were warriors? What about the men?

[treasureling]

We raise the children, and keep the home.

[heresyandlace]

Do they.

[it's not phrased as a question. and he doesn't sound exactly thrilled to be hearing this.]

So you're rather domestic, I take it?

[treasureling]

I work for a living, if that's what you're asking.

jeez, yet another notif I somehow lost

[heresyandlace]

What I'm asking if you are a domestic creature.

House and home, family. Probably an excellent cook.

nooo I need this thread

[treasureling]

...yes.

I keep doing this, ever since the switch to gmail ;;;;

[heresyandlace]

Aw... [he doesn't mean to sound entirely patronizing. but it probably comes off that way.]

That's kind of cute.

[treasureling]

I have two daughters.

[ Not happy about that tone. ]

[heresyandlace]

[he tidies up his tone pretty quickly. he doesn't really want to start mocking this guy just yet. he still has more respect for him than that.

this guy has managed to earn himself a little initial bonus in that department, after all.]

And the women really just... leave you to it?

...Is this an arrangement that you're happy with?

[treasureling]

The women have other things to do.

[heresyandlace]

Hmm. Well, that wasn't what I asked at all, was it?

[treasureling]

And I work, too. I'm the best blacksmith on Poleimachmanei.

[heresyandlace]

And are you happy with the whole thing?

[he's not going to let this drop. and he has his reasons.]

[treasureling]

Happy enough.

[heresyandlace]

Oh...

[he drums a finger near the screen]

Those two words should never be put together that way, and left alone.

It's a very poisonous phrase.

[treasureling]

Stop this.

[heresyandlace]

Stop what, precisely?

[treasureling]

Prying.

[heresyandlace]

...Ah. Well, for what it's worth, I apologize.

I tend to get excited over newcomers--especially those that I suspect I might have some things in common with.

[treasureling]

What do we have in common?