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Aydanci is much too levelheaded to turn his pterodactyl around until they know for sure it's safe.
...He is just barely too levelheaded to turn his pterodactyl around until they know it's safe.
Oh Eru where's Kib where's Kib -
AAAAAAAAAH
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Next time it happens, can you ask Aydanci to explain to you what he did. Since you'll have to stop thinking again anyway, and you might as well hear something nice, first.
You mean, when you'd start thinking again, it was because the Enemy erased your memory that he might have mind-reading? And lots of other memories, so you wouldn't dream it right back?
Well, then it's not going to happen again, so there's not much point. ...you'll be able to tell pretty soon that the Enemy hasn't tampered with your memory in months, right?
Well. Once you've got them all back then you'll know your memory hasn't been tampered with since you got carried out of Angband. And he usually does it all the time, right?
secondchance
Sigh.
Evaluating that argument seems like it might require thinking, and apparently he doesn't have an answer stored.
I should get back to work. Love you.
Are there things interesting enough you're not bored but not so interesting you have to try really hard not to pay attention?
Okay. Love you.
Findekano spends more time singing to Kib. As much time as he can spare.
The Noldor develop flying golems for a better quick evacuation. Figure out how to enchant them for stealth without it interfering with anything else.
Maitimo briefly considers doing an evacuation drill that involves Kib having to pilot one out of there and south, to see if this gets him to think. He is pretty sure Kib'd forgive him. He doesn't do it.
secondchance
The singing's nice.
Aydanci takes Kib out for fresh air now and then. Kib doesn't make very much eye contact with anybody but he can look almost normal strolling along holding his husband's hand.
The other survivors of Angband aren't in much better shape, so. Most of the Elves either asked to die or asked to be packed off to Valinor. Most of the captured humans are easier; they're firmly convinced that Elves are evil and dangerous to interact with and will command your mind if you speak with them at any length, but Lari's happy to play diplomat there.
secondchance
Kib's not really in a diplomacizing state and anyone watching him produce approving Elf-related statements would probably conclude that he'd had his mind commanded. Alas.
Yeah, that seems like a terrible idea.
He checks his tampered memories of Kib over with Findekano, trying to figure out if the real Kib would want them to elaborately shock him into thinking, if they can even figure out how.
secondchance
Well, it's sort of hard to say, isn't it, they didn't discuss this in advance.
overandover
Aydanci is very frustrated with himself because he doesn't know for sure. Presumably if they shock him into thinking in any way the Enemy could've duplicated he'll use the time spent thinking to derive this fact and dig himself back in harder...
Yeah. He can think of ways to do it but they're ones the Enemy could pull off, too. Maybe once Kib gets all his memories back a solution will present itself.
secondchance
Maybe. Hard to say how much he's missing; the lengths of the time gaps don't mean that much when arbitrary durations could have been compressed into them.