not the firsst dude, but that wasn't ecaxtly a love story my guy my dude
Preyasi: Sometimes things happen, even amongst the Tal’Darim. Sometimes you get a little too high on terrazine, slightly kill some people you shouldn’t have, and then you have to steal a ship and make yourself scarce for the rest of your life.
Kaa’vaxi: More than one ship. Wasn’t the one you came in on a Nerazim ship?
Preyasi: It was a chartered shuttle. There was more than one passenger aboard. I had to steal the fee, and some “proper” clothes, but I made it work.
Preyasi: That comes later.
Kaa’vaxi: Preyasi landed on a wholly Nerazim planet. I was there, helping out with some lobbying. Did you know that Aiur has a museum for traditional Khalai arts, but not for traditional Nerazim arts? I assisted- not too visibly, of course -with getting a section for Nerazim weaving emplaced in that museum. If it calls itself a museum of traditional protoss arts, it should very well act like one. Not that I care much for those assimilationist views, of course, but politicians must pretend. And while I tried to refuse donations from those good weavers, they did insist on some blankets and rugs and other things, which the cause could use, so I had to accept their generosity.
Preyasi: You’re moralizing again.
Kaa’vaxi: It’s what I do, my dear.
Preyasi: I was well into withdrawal at that point. I screamed and passed out in the middle of the street. It was a good thing no Tal’Darim were there to see that…
Kaa’vaxi: Shi’Ara’s not a purist. I’ve seen terrazine withdrawal. And, well, I was curious to know why a Tal’Darim would want to be incognito. I made sure she got medical attention, of course.
Preyasi: By kidnapping me.
Kaa’vaxi: It wasn’t kidnapping! Had you wanted to leave once you were well, you could have. I would not have kept you.
Preyasi: Yes, but you’re a handsome, charming creature. And you’re too weak to use your powers to protect yourself. You needed protection, and no other protoss is suitable to do so.
Kaa’vaxi: And I love you.
Preyasi: And you love me. Because you’re mine.