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Windrose June Mingle!

Who: SS Windrose + Visitors
Broadcast: Unlikely
Action: SS Windrose
When: June — anytime!

[Now featuring bathroom rank II for all your bathtub and and additional ten minutes of water per hour needs! We also have more and faster shuttles! Just last month we made it to actual double-sized beds for all your double-sized fun. Special features include a hanging medicinal herb garden in the cargo bay complete with bacon-flavored kelp and Officer Snuggles the resident security fox!

Please enjoy your stay. Unless you're The Stalker. There's a sandwich bag waiting for you.]

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years!

[ she has to chuckle. it's very odd and honestly, she does see the humor in it ]

No lord in my realm has ever courted a lady for years. dating, you say? men in your world must have an abundance of patience.

[ and then, slyly ]

Unless - are ladies allowed to show affection towards men they are - dating? before the wedding?

[ oh god no he is not having this conversation HE IS NOT HAVING THIS CONVERSATION!!! he's going to his happy place!!!

his face provides all the answers she could possibly need. ]

Ladies are allowed to do whatever they want so long as both sides are consenting adults. Uh. But. Maybe. You'd rather talk to a lady about that?

[ save him from this conversation, there are so many potholes!!! ]

I shan't ask a lady. Any lady would assume I am passing judgement on their behavior of I ask something of this manner. I do not mind it, truly. I find it very liberal that women can share beds with men before wedlock without shaming themselves.

[ but this is so much fun ]

[ stop the bullying 2016! ]

Depends on how you ask it -- [ but he can't really recommend anyone for her to talk to about this because he doesn't want her discussing his sex life with any of his friends either, oh god.

how is this his life. he tries to do right by people! ]

Look I'm - I'm not gonna tell you that my world's perfect and that all these perceptions are in the past because a. that'd be a lie and b. Kara has a mean throwing arm - [ and that's the sort of thing that definitely gets stuff thrown at you. for good reason! but still. ] But reasonable people get that so long as people are aware, consenting, and happy with what they're doing - there's no reason to judge.

I will be the last to think of something as terrible as judging people for being happy. Especially here, so far from home. I can see how such connections and -- affections can be very comforting.

[ a small, pointed smile. ]

You know, it's really impressive how open minded you are.

[ he smiles a little; change of subject yes please! but it's true. she's nobility, not known for their progressive thinking anywhere he's ever heard of, and from a very backwards sounding world - and still she's taking to all these modern concepts naturally and gracefully. ]

I think that's a great quality for a queen.

I try to be practical about it. I married once but Renly and I never had a chance to - consummate, the battles and the war kept his attention.

[ and loras, of course. margaery hadn't minded. she needed to warm his bed long enough to produce an heir and carrying a babe in a miltary encampment did not seem like a clever idea. ]

I think it might be more pleasing if both sides had some experience.

[ s h r u g ]

[ with a frozen smile on his face, he shakes his head slightly.

oh dear god he does not want to be here right now. ]

Yeah -- that's definitely a 'girl talk' topic.

[ she starts to giggle ]

I'm only teasing you.

[ but good lord ]

You should see your face, you've gone pale.

Beats going red -

[ he shrugs. he is not cut out to have this conversation with anyone, let alone margaery. ]

What I truly meant to say was - I am glad you are happy. It is good to see people here find a measure of happiness, despite of everything.

[ her smile, while pointed before, turns gentle now, honesty coloring the ends of her words ]

[ here. that's always the catch. they're only guaranteed this happiness as long as they're both still here. if one of them disappears, that happiness will turn into its equal opposite. but he only entertains that fear for less than a heartbeat. he's happy now, that's what matters.

his own smile turns warm, some of that color starting to creep back into his face. ]

Thanks, Margaery. But you know, friendship makes me really happy too. [ ... ] Well, usually. When it's not being used against me.

Forgive me, I should have been kinder.

[ she doesn't entirely regret it but she does soften it by admitting ]

if it is a comfort, I haven't laughed so since I've left Highgarden.

It's ok, I should be used to it.

[ when they first met, flustering him was kitty's favorite pastime, or at least it felt that way. ]

And in that case - it was worth it. [ he may be dooming himself now -- but he's so desperate to be of use, he'll even take accomplishing it through his own abject humiliation. ]

Can I ask you something? a question that is entirely honest even though you might think me to still be teasing.

[ she puts aside her work again, places her hands primly in her lap ]

-- yeah, of course.

[ tilting his head slightly, it's a curious introduction to a question. slightly worrisome. but he can take it -- he hopes. ]

To the best of your knowledge and please answer truthfully, I've been wondering for quite some time.

[ very seriously ]

are all men in your world so sweet or are you a rarity?

[ ok, he's not sure what he was expecting - but it definitely wasn't this and it makes him laugh out of sheer surprise. ]

I -- don't know how to answer that.

Most men are not so sweet in my realm. They are not all brutes, either but they are proud and do enjoy boasting and wine. Loras and Willas and Garlan are less so, they are sweet and wonderful and yet. I've never met anyone like you.

[ someone who is humble and down to earth ]

I shall ask it differently, are most men in your world proud and boastful?

They come in all sorts. [ he rubs his chin, trying to figure out how to explain this. ] People are proud. But - there are different kinds of pride. I mean, I'm proud too, I'm really proud of my skills I don't - have them here, which sucks - but I'm proud of them. I'm proud of the friends I've made. Some people get so wrapped up in their pride they get entitled - which is the kind of pride I guess you're talking about? I wanna say most people aren't like that, but. I don't know.

[ he's seen some scary things online, and worse - off. ]

People aren't perfect, but I think most of us are trying to be better. Your society's teaching men they can get away with acting that way. My society's trying to hold them to higher standards. [ he feels so unqualified for this discussion. his home is far from perfect, but it's definitely better than hers. ]

[ she hums her interest, thinks of it for a long moment before deciding ]

A rarity, then. It is as I thought.

[ 'entitled' though, that's a term she will remember ]

No that's -- [ he smiles; as nice as the compliment is, he doesn't really deserve it. he's had a lot of petty bitter moments. ] that's not what I meant. I do think most people are good, they're gonna try to do the right thing. A lot of them are a lot better than I am. It's just complicated...Kara can probably explain it better.

[ he's spent too much time being jealous and sometimes afraid of other men. comes with being the weakling nerd of the herd. it makes it hard for him to really be fair. but he also knows there are a lot of douches out there. he's trying to offer a more balanced view of his world. and there is the small matter of his best friend being a woman - he doesn't really hang out with a lot of guys. or a lot of people. maybe this social blooming is what would happen to him if he unplugged back home too, but he doesn't think so - things are just so different on the fleet. the people are different. they don't discount him because he likes video games and believes in aliens. ]

I shall tell you this.

[ she thinks of it for a moment before speaking again ]

I've known many boastful men, most could not live up to the names they had which made it ever more disappointing. Some do. Loras knows himself to be one of the finest swordsmen in the Seven Kingdoms but he had won against so many knights that he had earned his reputation through and through. There is a difference between that and boastful. I find a share of humility to be wise and good, it would do no one any good to think they are above others in their skill and yet.

[ she gives him a little look ]

Humility should also be kept in check. Lest we'd lose sight of what makes us great.

[ as if to say, some men need to keep their pride in check but you sir, you mind your humility. ]

[ she talks and in his mind's eye he sees kara, kitty, jim - all telling him the same thing. I'd be lost without you, you're a good person, you're one of the best men I've ever met. maybe they wouldn't think so, if they went back to national city with him (well, except for kara, since she's from there and all), but even if other people are better than him - braver, stronger, more sure, more sincere - that doesn't make him bad.

he smiles fondly when she's done. ]

Let me translate that to millennial speak - shut up and take the compliment?

I shall never tell you that! it's entirely ill-mannered, you may speak as much as you wish.

[ goodness gracious ]

but accepting the compliment, yes. that would please me.

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