Catch-All for Valvatorez

[specialdog]

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[specialdog]

Or more like, the other week...?

[ that after thought makes it sound like she totally ignored him at first, oops. ]

Anyway--I know. But it's normal to want to have friends, isn't it? To want to get along with everyone?

[omegathree]

It is normal to want company, but it's impossible to get along with everyone. It's best to care about the opinions of people who also care about you.

[specialdog]

[ Cool, very good advice, she's absolutely not taking it to heart. ]

Huh...

[omegathree]

[Closes....... eyes......]

Why is it important to you?

[specialdog]

[ She laughs. ]

I don't know how to answer something like that. It's just important.

[omegathree]

I suppose that amount of self-reflection tends to be rare.

Who are you getting along with, lass?

[specialdog]

Well... You, of course. And Minato-kun, also of course... And Julius. And Namine...

[ and that's it, those are her friends. ]

[omegathree]

[... It's four? It's four and none of those people were her partner?]

You don't get along with Milla?

[specialdog]

I guess we get along, but things have been a little weird, with emotion sharing and thought sharing...

[omegathree]

I suppose that does make things more difficult. Cinnabar didn't enjoy last week's effects.

[specialdog]

It was a bad one... Were you okay, dealing with that?

[omegathree]

We tend to keep our distance, so we didn't learn that much about each other, despite sharing thoughts.

[specialdog]

So then are you even friends with your partner?

[omegathree]

I would like to consider them my comrade, regardless of how close we are.

[specialdog]

Mm, well then that's how Milla and I are. We're comrades.

[omegathree]

[He... nods and completely believes her.]

As long as you have a working relationship, that's the important part. Do you trust her?

[specialdog]

... I trust her to do what's right.

[ Which means not, like, on an emotional level as an individual. But, morally? Yeah, Milla's morally sound. ]

[omegathree]

Hm... Not with any secrets?

[specialdog]

I don't have any secrets, silly.

[omegathree]

I'll take you at your word.

By the way, have you received any messages from the dead?

[specialdog]

[ You know with most people she'd at least try to come up with some casual deflection to let herself decide if she wants to answer that now or later or with the truth or a lie, but with Valvatorez she feels like she can get away with just immediately asking: ]

Have you?

[omegathree]

Not yet, but I've sent two messages and I'm waiting for answers.

[specialdog]

What sort of stuff are you asking them?

[omegathree]

What kind of information they've been giving out and to who.

[specialdog]

What I would ask is where they're getting that information, and if we can trust it.