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@ -108,8 +108,26 @@ Ioan shrugged helplessly. "I trust her when she says she's not in any danger of
"That's part of being in a relationship, I think."
Ey nodded. "I don't do well with loss. That's why I'm here, really. On the System, I mean."
"I don't do well with loss. That's why I'm here, really. On the System, I mean," ey said, then recounted eir and May's previous conversations about the death of eir parents and how that factored into eir anxieties.
The conversation wound around from there. Ey could tell that Sarah was guiding it gently, giving careful nudges toward positive topics when the heavier ones began to loom too near, but always keeping it productive, substantive. It was, ey realized, the sort of mirror image of what ey'd seen from much of May's clade. Subtle influencing borne out of years of reading and responding to the actions, words, and expressions of another. Rather than aiming to control, however, Sarah seemed to be doing all she could to keep the control in eir hands, acting almost as a tool for em to use to examine emself, though far more human that that made it sound.
It was refreshing, ey realized. Too many Odists over the last twenty years, perhaps.
"Well," Sarah said when they'd reached a lull in the conversation. "I should probably get going so that I can give you guys some space. I'll be in touch though, okay? I'll make sure to catch up with May Then My Name when she's feeling a bit better."
Ey nodded gratefully. "Thank you. This has been good for me, as well, so hopefully we can have the chance to talk again, too."
"Of course. Some of my appointments with her will involve you as well, but I'm also happy working with just you, too. Scheduling is less of a constraint here on the System." She hesitated before adding, "Though for that, I may keep a separate fork for privacy's sake."
"Right, that makes sense." Ey stood when she did, walking with her down the hall to the door. "By the way, have you been in touch with True Name? The Only Time I Know My True Name Is When I Dream?"
"Yes. She got in touch with me a few days back, and we have our own appointment scheduled. Why do you ask?"
Ey hesitated a moment, unsure of whether to divulge the fact that In Dreams seemed to have decided not to connect the two. "I'm worried about her," ey said eventually. "I just wanted to make sure she's also working with someone."
Sarah turned in the entryway, looking at em searchingly. "You know, I was your cocladist's partner's therapist, phys-side. They all but forced me to read the *History*. From what I could tell, your relationship with True Name did not seem to be one that allowed for you worrying about her."
"She's changed a lot," ey said, speaking slowly as ey tried to puzzle out eir growing empathy for the other skunk. "She's been looking rough, lately, and even for someone I have a complicated relationship with, it's tough to see."
Sarah Genet gets in touch. May is feeling rough, so she mostly talks with Ioan, who talks with May after, feeling better. (Ioan asks if Sarah's heard from True Name)