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Akibel Mowar is on his way home from the blacksmith's when he spots it. People are shrieking and fleeing from it, which seems reasonable, as it's a fuckoff huge snake with a mirror for a face. A big mirror.
Kib can't so much flee. He can shriek - he can lurch in the direction of the nearest house and try the door - it's locked. He can amble briskly...
He can break into a run when the snake gains on him and fall flat on his face.
And he can get eaten up.
And it's too bright too bright too bright and he flings his arm over his eyes.
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secondchance
And the following afternoon Findekáno says, hey, Maitimo mentioned you were vaguely intrigued by our Enemy-on-probation and he's giving a lecture tomorrow afternoon about metalworking and chemistry, would you like to go with me?
secondchance
Sure, that sounds less awkward than showing up at his house. Unless it's got prerequisites I don't have or something?
Dunno what you know but I can try filling in the gaps, it's not intended for a general audience but it's not intended for, like, Mahtan and Fëanáro and no one else either.
secondchance
Worth a shot. It doesn't run too late, does it? Said I'd play Governor with Maitimo tonight.
Shouldn't. I think Maitimo'd be happy to be up late with you anyway.
He doesn't tell me anything, you know. Not sure if it's a principle or if he's just really fond of secrets. I am left guessing from how cheerful he looks.
Congratulations.
secondchance
It drove him absolutely up the wall, I flirted with him a little, went from there.
Good for you. A tremendous rush of affection directed vaguely at both of them.
You should be. I told you it took me Years.
I am also very pleased. He adores you.
secondchance
Good. I had not particularly imagined inserting myself into an existing couple as a thing I would do but I'm having a lovely time with it so far.
I think we're pretty resilient to, like, jealousy, if you were worried. We have had each other for a long time and will have each other forever and there's nothing I want from our relationship more than Maitimo's happiness. Though Maitimo-sexually-frustrated-over-you was in fact pretty hot and I might miss it.
secondchance
If on some special occasion you want me to beat him at Governor again and then yawn and go to bed I could try to oblige.
Intense amusement. ...might someday take you up on that.
secondchance
The difficulty will be in the first step, I don't think yesterday was a one-off but I probably won't develop the ability to pull it off on demand.
And he'll get better at reading you. I gave up on playing him when he demonstrated to me that he could write out the orders I'd be giving, near-perfectly.
Thirty of our Years, you should be safe.
Lecture halls hereabouts, and a map. See you soon, Kib.