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 Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2023 7:44 pm
"I'll talk to Laven. For now, I'll get a fold out couch for my office. You can stay there and we can have office hours together. Maybe we can see about finding a larger room and have a joint office. Would that be better?" That way he could keep tabs on her and make sure she didn't slip back into the state she had been in just a few hours ago. He certainly didn't mind a office coworker.
"You should get some rest for now. I can make the couch up for you. When you wake up, we can go to the castle and start getting you back on track again." Somewhere more stable and with people. Wolframite often entertained the call to go to the Rift, somewhere feeling that pull from his youma-half, but he loved the people he knew and Laven too much to just vanish again.
"For now.....can I ask something?" He thought a moment, not sure how to phrase it.
"Can you promise me you won't return to the Rift for at least a month." It would be good to get her as much away from the temptation as much as possible and for that, setting a strict rule might be best. "You're not a full youma so you have no need to go there unless absolutely necessary."
"I want you to take time away from there instead of falling back to that escape. If you feel that call, come to me. Can you do that?"
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Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2023 7:50 pm
Tinaksite looked at him for a long moment, thinking his request through and finally she nodded, very slowly. “I will not return if I do not need to. If you do not vanish again. If I am not alone again. I will not have a need to go there. I did not want to go there but…I felt I had no other place in this world…I. Had lost you and Laven. Lost my life. Lost. Everything. I had assumed that the two of you were angry with me and were simply punishing me and I. Wanted to do the same…”
She swallowed and took another small bite of her food.
“If such…is not the case…I have no need to return…I. Am so used to those I care for leaving me…I. Suppose I just figured that I had deserved it this time. Self punishment was…what I deserved.”
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Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2023 7:55 pm
"I'm sorry. My mission took me away unexpectedly. I couldn't tell anyone. Even Laven felt that pain in loosing me without knowing what was happening. I spent my time in the wilds for a very long time, but I did wish to come back every day. I won't be leaving anytime soon. I was assured that my duty during my call to leave was enough to allow me to have time here. Just as I am needed here - so are you."
And he rose, moving over to give her something she probably hadn't had in some time. The contact of a hug.
"Now eat up and recover. I'll go get your bed made." He said, wend went to get some blankets, a nice fur, and some pillows for the couch.
While he did, he sent a message to Laven explaining the situation so that she knew what was happening. Come tomorrow, a whole new path would start to be set for Tina to be placed on a new direction in life. One leading to a much better place he hoped. FIN
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