catchall; alex

[ohthehumanities]

YAAAAAA

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[camena]

[ she like. full-body flinches at that. ]

What—no, that's not what I mean.

[ohthehumanities]

Oh--I'm sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you.

[camena]

No, it's... Just...

More like being put to rest. Instead of being ghosts. Or something like that. Iiii don't know.

[ohthehumanities]

[Kaveh nods slowly--he still looks a little concerned and apologetic, but he doesn't argue.]

...I'm not really an expert in the afterlife either way. But I understand your point.

[camena]

[ hrm. ]

Me either. So—just. Yeah. It was just something I'd been thinking about. I guess.

[ohthehumanities]

[Kaveh gives her a small, encouraging smile.]

It's good to focus on the things that give you hope. Sometimes that's all you have to rely on to keep yourself moving forward.

[camena]

[ she brightens up. ]

Yeah, exactly. It's a small relief, but I'll take it.

So how 'bout you? Learn anything especially good?

[ohthehumanities]

[Sweet Alex. Meanwhile Kaveh is here like "Hope is built on suffering and sometimes you just need to endure hardship there's no other way"

Anyway, wryly--]

I've learned I'm going to need to design a jail cell for Rang Lee. [This is a joke probably]

[camena]

[ :) ]

... That's not a bad idea.

[ohthehumanities]

[HELP don't encourage him. It does make him smile, though, even if it's wry.]

...I'm trying not to get too far ahead of myself, though. I want to make sure Nahida and I get our team sorted out first.

[Nahida handcuffed him immediately which is good because otherwise this sentence would not include "and I"]

[camena]

One step at a time.

I'm glad you're looking out for her, though. [ alex, reading nahida's age on the profiles and just refusing to process that information fully. ]

[ohthehumanities]

[Fair tbh. I'm so sad that genshin confirmed Sumeru people know what their Archon looks like because it would've been hilarious if Kaveh thought she was just some girl.

He looks a little worried, though.]

I hope she doesn't think it's patronizing. It's not as though I don't know she's perfectly capable--I just want to do what I can.

[camena]

I don't know her that well, but... from what I've seen? She's too nice to assume the worst like that.

And it's not weird to want to protect someone. Even if you think they're capable on their own.

[ohthehumanities]

That's true, but I can't help thinking it's a little different when it's the thousands-year-old ruler of your nation, you know?

[camena]

I don't know. I think it comes off as a sign of respect. Maybe.

[ohthehumanities]

[(unsure)] Do you think so?

[Why is he asking like she would know better than him]

[camena]

Yeah. Like...

[ she really doesn't know how to articulate this ]

... I just think people can tell.

[ohthehumanities]

[He doesn't look super convinced, but that's not her fault tbh. Sometimes you just have anxiety.]

Well... I'll just trust that she'll tell me if she's unhappy with it.

[Surely they can't BOTH be "I'm fine don't worry about me" types, right]

[camena]

Do you have trouble talking to her? I feel like you're both so easy to talk to that it shouldn't be a problem.

[ sure! ]

[ohthehumanities]

[Aww. He's glad to hear it.] Well, no, not really. But we didn't exactly know--that is, I didn't exactly know her personally before this. I'm an architect, not a Sage.

[camena]

[ this explains the furniture fixation.......... ]

Most of us didn't know each other personally before this. It matters more if you're just open to talking and not mean or whtever.

[ohthehumanities]

[Imagine if he was like an accountant and just had a really weird obsession with furniture]

Yes, I suppose that's true. On the whole, most people here seem easy to talk to. Unlike some people I know. [Alhaitham.]

[camena]

[ everyone has hobbies! also NO MY TYPO ]

Alhaitham?

[ she remembers kaveh mentioned him before. ]

[ohthehumanities]

[It's there forever

Also I can't believe Alex is encouraging him NOOO]

Ugh--that guy has the worst personality. Even when he was a child, he couldn't carry on a conversation to save his life! And to think, I was concerned about him when I saw him sitting by himself. Little did I know, he's the one who refused to talk to anyone else in his class because he thought they weren't worth his time. [CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT GUY THAT YOU DON'T KNOW, ALEX]

[camena]

Oh, so you're childhood friends?

[ that's her takeaway. ]