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[dawn_is_breaking]

[ooc: That's true :) ]

@100more

[shadowtruths]

[OOC: Continued from here.]

[In a parlor room, no...]

How often did it happened to you before you claimed it an expertise?

[100more]

Uh, a couple of times. Before I got married. And maybe a couple times after my late wife, once I'd reestablished myself in the world again.

[shadowtruths]

I suppose I can't judge harshly, as I have the distinct advantage of not becoming intoxicated from drinking.

@dawn_is_breaking

[shadowtruths]

[OOC: Continued from here.]

It makes me reach for my helmet, internally if not literally. Though I think we all benefit from such a person in our lives, if we're fortunate to have them.

Very old, though it took me awhile to admit to friendship. Nearly too long. [Hob had been quite generous to forgive him, Dream knows that much, after his outburst and then missing the meeting after.] Humans can be quite... forgiving, can't they? [It's said with a humbleness he rarely displays.] I don't wonder why the heart plays such an image to your people.

thank you for moving 💕

[dawn_is_breaking]

Goodness that's quite the look then. But you're right, those types of people are so often the most reliable and kind in dire situations.

May I ask what their name is? And humans can be strange in that we can be both incredibly forgiving but also hold the dumbest grudges.

Welcome, any excuse to mangle Hozier lyrics, LOL (I say with love)

[shadowtruths]

You may. His name is Hob, though he goes by Robert these days to most. Keeping up with the times. [No, Dream doesn't call him that. Debatable on if he would, should Hob ask, but Hob never has.]

You'd like him. He's a good man. Capable of change, and is that not what the promise of dawn brings?

I have seen the depravity the ages have wrought. Sometimes lived it, even. ... I have also seen, and been reminded, that atrocities are not all that humans bring. A reminder not solely of your people, I assure you. The galaxy is vast and varied.

Haha all the love

[dawn_is_breaking]

That's a very interesting name, Robert is nice too but Hob is definitely very different.

I like someone who embraces change, and would you want me to meet him or do you prefer to keep things private?

So does that mean there are other beings that hold dumb grudges as well?

[shadowtruths]

It's a very old variant on the name. It honestly never occurred to me to refer to him otherwise? I think when one turns that old, those who remember the past become valued. That is, of course, not a blanket term as I'm sure some prefer otherwise, but most fall under that in my experience.

That is a question, isn't it?

Hob never met my wife. She was before his time. I never met his wife, either. Due to my own folly. ... I have been batting this about in my head, back and forth. What to share, what to commit. Not out of embarrassment, but out of... what is being built? I don't know. I value you, what we have. It is less a matter of private and public and more a matter what of what you want, and what we want.

I hold dumb grudges. We all hold dumb grudges. I won't admit it around family if you won't.

[100more]

Can you? I mean, if you wanted to.

[He can't imagine what that would look like. Would Dream become even more brooding? Was it possible?]

[dawn_is_breaking]

I'm also sure that if he minded that you call him that and not Robert that he would tell you.

Oh. Would you prefer to discuss these topics in person when you get back? I don't want it to distract you while you're away for work.

My lips are sealed.

[shadowtruths]

[OOC: Sorry for the deletion, something weird happened on my end and it looked like I hadn't replied to the comment above.]

Perhaps in person would be best, though it isn't without merit to have such topics broached now to be finalized later. You are always very much welcome company, over the phone or otherwise. And if reassurance is needed, I am committed to what we have and where I hope we are going. I simply wasn't certain when was the right time to talk about it, and see where we both stood on the matter. Timing and pacing have not been my strong suits, in the past.

When I get back, then?

[shadowtruths]

If I wanted to I likely could emulate the effects. [And then sober himself up anytime he wanted.] I'm not certain I see the appeal in losing control of my facilities, though. [He's a bit of a control freak.]

@jovial

[shadowtruths]

[OOC: Continued from here.]

Yes, forming friendships is different than meeting people, I'd say. I'm tired just thinking about if I had to be friends with everyone I've met.

[She's welcome to hang in the Dreaming if she keeps any embarrassing stories about him to a minimum.]

Has Destiny been angling a family dinner your way?

[jovial]

[ Nope, she wants the Tea Lucienne has on him and besides, she's the oldest entity in his realm who, while also respectful of Death, is also not a blubbering mess (poor Merv). ]

There's a whole gamut of characters out there. Lots of fun people and not so fun ones.

[ The current soul she's accompanying with watches her wrinkle her nose in distaste before she sends a reply to Dream. ]

Thankfully nothing. It'll come, sometime.

[shadowtruths]

I don't believe those I've dealt with of late share a similar sense of fun.

Mm. I wonder what he wants with me, then. He doesn't reach out often otherwise.

[jovial]

...I know, little brother.

[ It's probably because of the fact that they're texting and not using their sigils to communicate, that her worry decides to make itself known. But also he said Destiny's been reaching out to him. ]

Did he say anything?

[shadowtruths]

He merely sent a request to speak. There was no appointed time, because I assume whenever I find or make the time to do it will be on time. [Destiny can be such a headache like that with everything foretold, even if he did save Dream from a black hole once.]

If he's found another ship in his garden, this time it isn't my fault.

[dawn_is_breaking]

[ooc: no worries :) ]

I appreciate the reassurance, especially right before you leave for work, and I agree that talking in person would be best since sometimes tone can be misunderstood through text.

So yes, when you get back.

[100more]

Sometimes it's hard to do or say what you really feel. Alcohol helps with that. For some.

For others, it lets them forget their troubles for awhile.

[shadowtruths]

I can understand that, though I think I would rather be distracted through other means.

[100more]

And what do you do when you're looking for a distraction?

I guess that's where the library comes in handy.

[shadowtruths]

You know me well, I do enjoy a good book. Sometimes I walk in Fiddler's Green, too. I also tend to bury myself in other work but I'm told that isn't a good distraction, necessarily.

Your company can be quite nice distraction, too.

[jovial]

Definitely sounds like a family dinner meeting, then.

[ Oh boy. ]

Are you okay with that? I know you and Desire verbally spar more often than anyone of us— a ship?

[ She's not entirely omniscient and the thing is, she was really busy at the time that insane star started to cause an awful lot of trouble.

There were so many coming to her and she took on all sorts of forms, never stopping to be kind. ]

[shadowtruths]

If he's only asked me, then I'm not certain what it is. I shall send Matthew to ask what it entails. If it is a family dinner... we'll see. [He's busy, and not terribly enthused at the prospect of a family gathering. It's an obligation though, and he finds it hard to resist obligations.]

You never heard about the ship? I suppose Destiny never spoke on it. He does keep his own counsel.

A ship from the Dreaming sailed into his garden once, while I was... detained... elsewhere. He was not anticipating it, and you know how he hates imaginary things within his realm. It annoyed him enough to summon me to fetch it back.