[ During Time Ripples ]

[hallaifyouherd]

[ Someone's been noticing a pattern. Maybe not necessarily connected to the age fluctuations, but one never knows. Instead, she wrinkles her nose slightly. ]

Is it just me, or have people here become a good deal more...amorous, lately?

It's something in the water, isn't it.

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[voice]

[lovernotafighter]

[Well, shit; he wasn't expecting all that.

The silence stretched for a few moments, most because he wasn't sure if she was going to keep going, and he was more than happy to listen to her if she was. Chosen One problems, right? ]

No, it's okay. [Because he got it. People depending on you. People expecting these things from you that you don't even know what they were. The pressure of fucking worlds on you--]

So, what? Was it like grabbing a sword, an ancient prophecy, special birthmark, walked under the right waterfall at the lunar eclipse? How'd you get saddled with it?

[voice]

[hallaifyouherd]

That...is a long story.

And I feel like I'd need a drink to tell it properly.

[voice]

[lovernotafighter]

Soooo...Chosen One date?

[At least it doesn't sound like a date-date when he said it, just something more like a let's get hammer and bitch about some shit date. A friend date.]

[voice]

[hallaifyouherd]

If you have to call it that.

[ But she sounds amused rather than annoyed. ]

...I think we could do that.

[voice]

[lovernotafighter]

Well, what would you call it?

[Because now he's just curious. Really.]

Cool. Name the time and place and I'll be there with whatever beer I can find around this place.

[voice]

[hallaifyouherd]

I don't know. A conversation. A meeting? Not the boring kind, obviously.

Here. The coordinates for my...well. Habitat, I suppose.

[voice]

[lovernotafighter]

Dude, why not just call it an ambassador meeting at this rate? Date sounds way better.

Got it! Your place. [And he's trying so hard not to make a joke, really, he is.] You free now?

[voice]

[hallaifyouherd]

I am.

Just follow the trail until you find the ruins. There's a campfire, so it should be easy to find.

[voice]

[lovernotafighter]

Cool. On my way.

[Pause, then--]

Just so we're clear, clothes aren't optional, are they?

[voice]

[hallaifyouherd]

If you're committed to a cause, I'm not going to stop you.

[voice]

[lovernotafighter]

So far, you're in the running as my favorite person here.

[Don't worry, he's coming clothed.]

[voice]

[hallaifyouherd]

You're sweet. Despite everything.

I'll be waiting.