ohthehumanities | catchall; wolfwood

[Okay now that mingle is up--]

I'm so sorry I don't know what came over me yesterday

It's fine.

[ The most ominous answer Kaveh can get, just this one line with proper grammar. ]

[DONT DO THIS TO HIM he doesn't even know texting but this is intrinsically ominous]

Well
If you're sure
But I promise that doesn't normally happen

I said it's fine. Are you feeling yourself now?

Yes, I felt fine when I woke up this morning.
It's like I was just suddenly very calm, yesterday, out of nowhere. I think Shu mentioned something similar happening to him the other day, but I haven't had the chance to ask him about it yet.

[Which like. It doesn't seem that bad but he doesn't want his head fucked with without his consent :\]

Weird. This place clearly has a habit of fucking around with people. You felt it too right? Everyone getting touchy feely.

I remember. This is even worse than waking up after a night at the tavern.

[He wasn't even that bad, but being so casually touchy with strangers without being drunk??? Thank god his professional reputation isn't that important here or he could never speak to any of you again]

[ Oh Kaveh, the clowning is only just about to begin. ]

Somehow didn't take you for one of those types.

[NOOOOO]

What do you mean?

The type to drink so hard you'd pass out at the bar. Maybe you and blondie could get along over that.

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who's blondie

[ IS KAVEH OKAY

He really is just looking at the bubbles for a minute and pockets his phone when he doesn't get an answer for a while. He will fish it out again when he gets the notif buzz. ]

Vash the Stampede.

[(smiling_face_with_tear)]

Oh--that's right, we talked about having a wine tasting if we get the chance. [Hmm. Now that he's remembering that conversation--] You two know each other, don't you? Are you the one who fusses over proper meals?

What? What does that mean? I don't think it's a bad thing to eat a proper meal but I don't know what you mean.

He mentioned a traveling companion. That's how he described them.

[Actually, he remembers now that Vash said "used to" which could be a little awkward, if this is a sensitive subject. Oh no.]

I just wondered if it was you, that's all. We haven't really spoken much about the people we know.

Might be me. Unless he's talking about something years back. We were traveling around for a few months, yeah.

[ There are complications here but fortunately it's over text so Kaveh will get none of them. ]

[

There's no polite way to ask this but he'll try--]

Do you two get along well?

[THEY JUST HAVE VERY DIFFERENT ENERGIES, HE THINKS but then again so do Cyno and Tighnari and they're married so what does he know]

[ Honestly this is pretty polite. ]

I'd say so. On and off. We don't hate each other, pretty sure.

[ This is the worst answer ever. ]

[help

Unfortunately--]

I understand. [Sometimes it's complicated. But in different ways, probably.

After a pause, like he's thinking--] Are you glad he's here, or would you prefer he wasn't?

I'd rather he wasn't. Prefer he'd be alive.

That makes sense.
I feel the same way about Nahida.

[It's what he always remembers, every time he finds himself longing for more familiar company. No matter how much he misses them, he would never want them to be here.]

It's... nice to have someone familiar around, sometimes. But in the end, I'd much rather she was safely back in Sumeru.

Having two is worse. What is she to you?

[ Returning this question. ]

Yeah.

[Granted, he never knew Shenhe before this place--but still. He cares about her a lot.

As for the question--]

She's the ruler of my nation. The Dendro Archon, god of wisdom and knowledge.
So, you can understand why I want to make sure she gets home safely.

But do you have any personal attachment? Is it just duty?

[Hmmm. There's a pause before he replies, as he thinks about how to answer.]

I would say I do now. I mean, I always knew she was kind and capable. She's the one who's pushed to restore the arts to their place in our society, which is vitally important to me. Not to mention everything she's trying to put into place for the Eremite tribes. I've always respected her and been concerned about who looks out for her. She's suffered a lot, as well, and it makes me angry to think about on her behalf, both as a god and as an individual. But we didn't really spend much time together before we came here. I never really pursued the position of Sage, which is the only way I really would've ended up working closely with her before.

But it's different now. I'm sure she feels a responsibility for me, as my archon--but for me, I've certainly begun to think of it as "I want to make sure Nahida is safe." As an individual and as a teammate, of course.

Some people have said I'm the type to get attached too easily, and I can't exactly say they're wrong about that when I think about the people here... but even setting that aside, I think it would be difficult not to care about her safety. She's that sort of person.

[Oh. He probably talked too much, oops.]

Week 1, monday

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