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Who: you. Right there.
When: Day 24, Noon-ish
Where: the happy funtimes express

[Right, so. Yesterday was a Lot for several of us! There was a trial, some of us have more tokens to use, we’re all hurtling towards a possibly inescapable doom, it’s great.

But instead of focusing on that! Today in the lounge, one can Lucien and Naeva with a basket full of paper flower charms, made so you can hang them on your wrist or in your hair. The flowers are...well, Naeva’s doing her best to make them, and she bought a great deal of pretty origami paper for this.

Of course, when you take one, there’s affirmations attached to them. And the large princely Licorice may give you one directly. Such are the wonders of life on the Fun Train.

You may also just choose to mingle about the train, whatever, live freely.]

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Naeva.

[Her tone is light but extremely firm. None of that, now.

Anyway, have a blue flower.]

[She did not deny it, so that is confirmation as far as she is concerned.]

I could not possibly; we are barely acquainted and addressing someone thusly is presuming attachment, equal standing, and is beyond rude.

You are not a member of my court, nor is my court held here. Since you have not sworn me fealty and I desire none of the authority of a title, do not give it to me.

[We can both play this manners game, ma'am, don't start.]

[Well, shit.]

You are a Queen.

[a bit above being nobility.

a bit.]

And you act like it. It is disingenuous to say that you desire none of the authority when you act imperiously. Further, that argument holds little weight; I do not need to be a member of your court to recognise your standing. Are relations such with neighbouring lands that people do not do the same? That titles abroad mean nothing to no one?

[it's actually honest despite the point she's making, she doesn't know jack about where Her Majesty comes from so she don't know]

After a century, I could hardly just turn it off. [She sighs, a little. Well, it's a point that deserves some explanation, doesn't it.]

Respect is earned, not demanded. Furthermore, while my reign was earned via blood and divinity, I didn't earn it here. To demand it would be tyrannous, and counterproductive besides, since I'd like to survive long enough to restore my own world.

[She gives it a moment to sink in, before continuing.]

Additionally, I have been royalty all my life. I'd rather like to try being a person, instead.

I am not saying you ought to demand it. I am simply recognising you. I do not call anyone here by their given name if it can be helped and certainly with not without prefix or honourific if it cannot. That is how I treat all people, so you are on equal footing, after some fashion.

And I am telling you, I'd much rather you not even use my name at all then use formal titles of rank.

[Like. C'mon here.]

Is it not ruder to ignore this request?

As you like, then.

[just gonna curtsy as she usually does.]

[She sighs a little bit.]

Take a flower, if you wish.

No, thank you. Please save it for someone deserving.

[well she's probably pissed naeva long enough, she won't bother her for paper.]

My apologies, I will take my leave of you.

It's for a bond, 80H.

[Deserving has nothing to do with it get back here and give me sparks.]

Very well, then. I can accept it and then return it to you.

[better that it were not wasted on her]

Give it to someone else. It is a decoration, after all.

[:T NO RETURNING GIFTS.]

You appear to be under the impression I am on decent enough terms with anyone to give them something like this. Besides, you made it, I would make my own flower.

As you're clearly uninterested in my opinion on your state of being or relationships, I'll simply say that the bond works better if it's actually used as decoration, and I don't care what happens to it after.

[She shouldn't be so cold about it, but she's frustrated. 80H's fear and self-loathing aside, this standoffishness--

aren't they losing because of things like this?]

[super duper mega uninterested.]

Oh, that is sensible then.

[Logical, nice and neat.

80H places it against her wrist and ice forms around it, making the rough flower the centerpiece of an improvised bracelet.]

Shall this suffice?

That is fine.

[She is basically chewing on the inside of her cheek to keep from saying anything else.

You know how hot her emotions run, 80H.]

[She wil gently return the flower, no worse for the wear then.]

Have you any other bond requirements?

[Points to Lucien.]

He is giving out affirmations, for Licorice's bond.

[Rest in fucking pieces, 80H.]

Are Licorice's bond not strong displays of emotion?

[if this what she THINKS it means then wtf]

Is giving someone affirmations not a display of emotion? It needn't be truthful, though he is likely to be earnest about it.

I am not an expert on the matter of emotion. At any rate, very well.

[Time to ignore and/or steel herself.]

I have taken enough of your time, I expect.

Do as you will, 80H.

[She'll be here to watch you die.]

I shall.

[you wish grandma!!!

But with a parting curtsy, she prepares to leave.]

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