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[fateality]

All right I definitely get that we have a big moral dilemma about the whole thing with the folks in Zymandis breaking out and causing a real mess at Oska and did we do the right thing and now we have a big fight coming up, but I have a real big need here.

I'm out of liquor. Went through it all, it's all gone, and we're still on this cat planet and they don't have anything like, say, cat bourbon or whatever.

Please tell me someone has something.

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[fateality]

I know.
But it was also an invitation to share, if you wanted.

Or I can distract you with something.

[respired]

What could we share? You just said you were dry.

[ His ear-tips curl. ]

Distraction?

[fateality]

Not exactly what I meant.
I guess don't worry about it.

That's right. I'm very good at distractions. Though I generally prefer games, I figure you prefer something a little more productive.

[respired]

[ His tone turns mulish. He's maybe not always the most perceptive man in the room. ]

Tell me what you meant.

[fateality]

Just wanted to know if you wanted to talk about what was on your mind.
I know that's not always the most helpful thing. But I want you to know that I'm here, is all.

[respired]

[ Oh. Right.

OBVIOUSLY.

There's a long pause. Pretty drawn out.

After a while, he mutters. ]

It was my fault.

[ He doesn't include TF in that, though they did send those guys off together. Still, he was the one making active choices. ]

[fateality]

Why is it your fault?

[respired]

Because I sent them.

[fateality]

We both did.

[respired]

You only did what I asked of you.

[fateality]

I mean.
I guess that's true.

[It seemed so important to Koltira at the time. For reasons he thinks he's put together.]

Having empathy isn't a bad thing.
But the way I've seen it, choosing when to have it, and who to have it with is important.

I don't think anyone blames you, for the record.

[respired]

I don't think they know.

[ He doubts it's something that most of them would expect of him, after all. ]

[fateality]

Maybe, maybe not.
But a lot of people wanted to help them.

Do you think it was wrong to have tried?

[respired]

...

I don't know.

I don't know.

[fateality]

That's okay.

But I don't think having empathy for people that you see a bit of yourself in isn't a bad thing. If that means anything.

Ultimately, it's up to you if you think it's ever worth trying something like that again. I'm behind you, 100%.

[respired]

... you are good to me, Fate.


More than I deserve.

[fateality]

Not at all.

I'm pretty happy with what we got.