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Have you ever attempted to speak with it? Not that I am necessarily suggesting you do, mind, but you do have a way with speaking to things that should not be able to speak, as it were.

[ That aside, a tail??? Himeka, don't jinx him. ]

To be entirely honest with you, I had not once considered that they would need care. Yet I suppose you're right. I'd be happy to hear your routine, in that case.

I have not, no. Though Julia has suggest that I try. I have considered it, but...

[ She kind of misses Hydaelyn.

A tail would be an UPGRADE, Thancred! ]

They can dry out quite easily. I'll bring some of my homemade lotion the next we meet in Nocwich. I'm not sure how different it is in Thorne, but I found that I need to do much more once I left the Ruby Sea.

What is it that leaves you uncertain?

[ Himeka is usually the one who jumps into things feet-first; it's rare for her to hesitate like this. Thancred suspects there's something more to it. ]

I see. I assume that is due to the dryness of other climes compared to your home? In that case, I will gladly accept your offering.

[ The last thing he wants is for these scales to end up itchy and flaky. If he has them, they better look decent. ]

It won't be the same.

[ Meeting Venat as she was, as a person before she became a god...could the Singularity be similar? ]

Yes, precisely! And you want a shed to come off in one piece if possible. That shows you that you're good and moisturized.

This is exciting! I'm sure you will come to love them.

It won't, no. Yet perhaps that is for the best.

[ For it to not be familiar. Hydaelyn had been a singular entity, after all, and the Singularity surely could not compare. Perhaps if Himeka accepts that from the start, it will be easier. ]

You are causing me to realize how little I know about this. I'll do my best to be a diligent student, in that case.

Do you think so? She had such a personal stake in our world. What the Singularity wants...IF it wants anything? What could that be?

[ Logically the answer is to ask, but...

Yes, there isn't much that Himeka has any sort of hesitance on. She's a little surprised that this is one of those points, herself. ]

I don't know why I struggle with this. I had no problems throwing myself at the old gods.

I meant more specifically for you. If connecting to the Singularity felt similar to what speaking to Hydaelyn was like, that would perhaps sting even more. Though I might be overstepping by assuming so.

[ His closeness to Himeka has somehow only grown as a result of that shared dream. Perhaps this isn't something a friend could say, but a brother?

Maybe. He'll have to see how she takes it. ]

It might... But I won't know if I don't try, will I?

[ To be frank, she doesn't like feeling hesitance. Not at all. It's not that it makes her feel weak, but that avoidance has caused her problems in the past. She ought to know better by now. ]

You know, for as long as I had the Echo, it wasn't until I saw her face as a person that it really hit me. It's easier when they're distant things.

But we have to move on, yes?

I never had the same connection to her as you, Minfilia, and Krile did. Even so, seeing her face-to-face still had its effect on me.

[ Which means it must have been even more hard-hitting for Himeka. ]

Aye, we do. And so when you feel up to it, I do think it would benefit us if you reached out to the Singularity.
Though I realize I am once again asking you to take everything onto your shoulders. If there is any way I can take on some of that burden, you need only ask.

She wanted the best for all of us. She cared so much.

[ Were her actions the right ones? That could be argued. Neither side seemed to have the right answer, Himeka feels, mayhaps a little too in line with her previous incarnation in abstaining. But inaction isn't acceptable either.

To live is to struggle. To make mistakes.

Venat was right in that. ]

You could buy the next round of drinks when we visit Nocwich. How about that?

She did. Of that I have no doubt.

[ For all that Thancred might have some feelings about Hydaelyn's choices, particularly when it came to Minfila, was it truly his place to judge? How could he know the choices he would have made, in her position?

For all his ire toward the Ascians, Hydaelyn had never been that. ]

That's your price? While I feel like I am most certainly benefiting from the better end of the deal here, I won't protest.

[ If there's one thing she's learned over the years, it's that the world is so very, very gray. It's easy for her to see the best in intentions, but her own actions have led her to hurting others. Mayhaps not to the same cosmic degree, but...

She ought not put those worries onto a rock that may not have them at all. It feels...less aware than Hydaelyn ever did. ]

I'm glad we can come to an agreement, then. You were always difficult.

[ A big fat lie, but hopefully he can read the smile in her script. ]

Thank you, Thancred.

[ Perhaps at one point Thancred would have been sensitive enough that the comment would have crept under his skin, but now his bond with Himeka and his own self-esteem are solid enough that he only laughs to himself over it. ]

You're very welcome.

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