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@ -52,7 +52,14 @@ I nodded and roped her into a hug, letting her rest her head on my shoulder as I
I felt her hands tighten against my back, clutching at the fabric there. "Warmth In Fire said similar, both of Shu and Should We Forget," she mumbled hoarsely. "Ey's having a harder time than I am, but in a different way." I felt her hands tighten against my back, clutching at the fabric there. "Warmth In Fire said similar, both of Shu and Should We Forget," she mumbled hoarsely. "Ey's having a harder time than I am, but in a different way."
((Ask Warmth what this looks like)) ((Warmth 1))
"How do you mean?"
I felt her shrug slightly against my cheek as she spoke. "I guess ey was particularly close Should We Forget, one of the Odists that disappeared. It said that she'd never forked, that she was from a part of the clade that struggled with mental health and something about trouble holding one shape. They're particularly upset at how hard Should We Forget worked to overcome all of those problems, and said how proud ey was that she had overcome a ton of losses and then disappeared without ceremony."
I nodded, quiet.
"Anyway, I don't know. I don't know that I've ever seen it that emotional before. Ey was just...crushed." She sighed. "And I am too, I guess, but maybe I'm just not old enough to have gotten that close to Shu. I guess I can't say much more other than it hurt to listen to them talk like that."
"Well, alright," I said after a moment's silence, gently disentangling myself from the embrace. "Let's at least focus on something else for a bit. What sorts of things can we take care of from start to finish that have nothing to do with...all this." "Well, alright," I said after a moment's silence, gently disentangling myself from the embrace. "Let's at least focus on something else for a bit. What sorts of things can we take care of from start to finish that have nothing to do with...all this."
@ -89,6 +96,11 @@ Cress and Tule were the first to arrive, Dry Grass appearing between them a few
The next to arrive were Warmth In Fire and Jess, both of whom launched themselves at Hanne to wrap her up in a hug. Hold My Name, Warmth In Fire's partner, arrived a few seconds later. The next to arrive were Warmth In Fire and Jess, both of whom launched themselves at Hanne to wrap her up in a hug. Hold My Name, Warmth In Fire's partner, arrived a few seconds later.
((Warmth stuff here)) ((Warmth stuff here))
I'd met Jess a few times before at dinner parties or the like, and she definitely shared Hanne and I's habit of snarky banter, and was just as prone to falling into witty repartee as we were.
For some reason, though, I'd yet to actually meet Warmth In Fire. Despite Dry Grass's average height and soft build, Warmth in fire was short and wiry. Where Dry Grass was comfortable to move through life at a steady pace with measured speech, the skunk was spunky and energetic, speaking quickly and smiling readily, quick to hug — I received my own after Hanne — and quicker still to fork to accomplish such affection. They seemed to live in a pleasant sort of transgression, from the constantly shifting pronouns to the almost childlike performance that nonetheless seemed to be performed with a wink and a nudge, as though ey knew just how subversive such kid-like vibes could be.
Hold My Name, in contrast, stood tall and confident. She leaned more on Dry Grass's steady nature, though seemed perfectly content to keep up with Warmth In Fire's speedy intensity, at one point scruffing an instance of the skunk to pull it into a bearhug. She was also visibly and effortlessly transfeminine in a way that I attempted to live into in my own trans identity. I liked her immediately.
Last of all, nearly an hour after we started, most of us a few drinks in, Lily stepped in. She moved stiffly, awkwardly, and only nodded a greeting, wordlessly picking out a few of the *hors d'oeuvres* and pouring herself an over-full glass of a sweet wine. Last of all, nearly an hour after we started, most of us a few drinks in, Lily stepped in. She moved stiffly, awkwardly, and only nodded a greeting, wordlessly picking out a few of the *hors d'oeuvres* and pouring herself an over-full glass of a sweet wine.
@ -98,8 +110,6 @@ A few seconds passed before she smirked and shook her head. "Well? Come on, ente
I breathed a pent-up sigh of relief at the chuckles from around the table. I breathed a pent-up sigh of relief at the chuckles from around the table.
((Warmth does a thing?))
"I will tell you a joke, as a way to break the ice," Dry Grass said. "I will tell you a joke, as a way to break the ice," Dry Grass said.
Lily laughed, though it sounded somewhat forced. "Alright. I want to hear what counts as a joke to your clade." Lily laughed, though it sounded somewhat forced. "Alright. I want to hear what counts as a joke to your clade."
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Another glance at Dry Grass showed her watching Lily warily in turn. Another glance at Dry Grass showed her watching Lily warily in turn.
Then the moment of tension passed, as Warmth In Fire spoke up next.
((Warmth stuff)) ((Warmth stuff))
Then the moment of tension passed uneasily, as Warmth In Fire spoke up next. "I will say as I always do, my dear: your anger is
"I know that it is quite soon, and that there may yet be some solution," Dry Grass said gently, nodding to Lily. "But what are your feelings on potentially being without a root instance?" "I know that it is quite soon, and that there may yet be some solution," Dry Grass said gently, nodding to Lily. "But what are your feelings on potentially being without a root instance?"