"Hello there."

"Which one are you?"

"Occlus. And you are Amajina, yes?"

"That's me, yeah."

Squint. "You don't feel a lot like Elieyha..."

"I am between twice and several hundred times as old as the both of you put together. Perhaps that has something to do with it."

"Why such a long range?"

"I spent several millennia in stasis, so it depends how one counts that time. Would you like to come down?"

"Sure." She jumps down. "You're even older than Isobu, then, if you count the stasis. But if you don't count the stasis, the combined everyone in this body's lots older than you, you know."

"So noted."

Hum.

"You're more Elaise-ish than Elieyha-ish." There's a wash of fondness in her chest at that. 

"I have not yet met Elieyha."

"She's grouchy after all the traveling. You might get to meet her tomorrow?"

"I shall look forward to it."

Nod!

"So you're, like, married to a me alt?"

"Ani, yes. She is my pet and I am her mistress."

"Huh. Like Elaise again, then."

"Somewhat. Shinrei is a you-alt as well."

"They'd mentioned..." She is not jealous.

"Is this something you've spoken to Elieyha about?"

"The alt thing?"

"The pet thing."

She wrinkles her nose. "Yeah, briefly a couple years ago. I don't get why Shinrei and Chihiro like that."

(She does actually seem entirely genuine, there, with herself and with Occlus.)

"My Ani enjoys the freedom of it."

"Seems like the opposite to me..."

"She doesn't have to think, decisions are delegated... she can just float as I carry her."