"If there was a button that killed everyone I hated, I probably wouldn't press it ... but if there was a button that killed everyone who hated me, I'd press it without hesitation."
Because of the hunt? Or... [ Khoriya does, reluctantly, allow the flood of thoughts from the various Void Touched into his mind from time to time, if only to keep abreast of whatever disaster has struck this accursed place. He remembers something from Junpei, like a formal letter tacked upon a post in the village square. ] Because the doctor has gone...?
[ If they had been speaking face to face, Khoriya could have better masked his reaction behind his usual stoic blankness. But as Junpei answers with Mavis' name, a sudden sharp edge leaks through their mental connection, the pricked ears and glint of fang of a predator who had sighted its prey. ]
...I do not think I know them, no. Do they reside beyond the township walls?
[ The vibes are still weird, in that the sharp predatory edge acquires a hint of... not quite guilt, but perhaps concern. Still, Khoriya has no intention of being too overt in his questioning. ]
But neither of them are your... boyfriend?
[ Just to make sure he's got the order of relationships clear here. Being acquainted with Junpei, even intimate with him, doesn't mean Khoriya won't go after this Mavis... but he might feel very slightly bad about it. ]
[ Fortunately for Khoriya, Junpei thinks it’s just a confusion over relationship dynamics and is distracted by the awkwardness of speaking so frankly about them. ]
No. Murphy is my boyfriend … but … things with Aristaeus are … we … we’ve been getting more intimate …
[ Not that he needs or wants Junpei's permission to. You know. Go forth and murder. But Khoriya tells himself that he may as well get the lay of the land, as it were, before he takes action. ]
Are you staying safe, then? Avoiding the town during this Vesenya Lovti?
[ Even if he's going about it in a roundabout way. By asking after Junpei himself. ]
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If you’re looking for me at my home, I won’t … be there for awhile.
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Because of the hunt? Or... [ Khoriya does, reluctantly, allow the flood of thoughts from the various Void Touched into his mind from time to time, if only to keep abreast of whatever disaster has struck this accursed place. He remembers something from Junpei, like a formal letter tacked upon a post in the village square. ] Because the doctor has gone...?
As long as you have found someplace safe.
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But he keeps his tone steady, even if he can’t hide that even in his own mind he sounds tired. ]
I’m staying with my … boyfriend, and his people. Mavis and Aristaeus. If you know them. It’s temporary.
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...I do not think I know them, no. Do they reside beyond the township walls?
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Yeah. In a cabin.
They’ve been really good to me.
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But neither of them are your... boyfriend?
[ Just to make sure he's got the order of relationships clear here. Being acquainted with Junpei, even intimate with him, doesn't mean Khoriya won't go after this Mavis... but he might feel very slightly bad about it. ]
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No. Murphy is my boyfriend … but … things with Aristaeus are … we … we’ve been getting more intimate …
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I see.
[ Not that he needs or wants Junpei's permission to. You know. Go forth and murder. But Khoriya tells himself that he may as well get the lay of the land, as it were, before he takes action. ]
Are you staying safe, then? Avoiding the town during this Vesenya Lovti?
[ Even if he's going about it in a roundabout way. By asking after Junpei himself. ]