Aejeev talking about their gals? hyping and gassing them up? Aedan talking about Akasha so fondly to Rajeev and the latter talking about how dope and cool Reis is to the forme? And vice versa with Reikasha too, mun? :00
Awwwww....
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Aedan: She's really brilliant, is the thing. I mean, not that the rest of the watchpoint isn't... sparkling company---
Rajeev: You watched me eat a raw scoop of protein powder on a dare yesterday.
Aedan: It's just, for all her experiences, for all her humility in the face of that, she has this incredible intelligence and will. I doubt she would have survived that time without it, but I really wish she was more aware of it. I really wish she could see it like the rest of us do.
Rajeev: I mean, I think Rei's the same way. She's always trying to do more, it's like she doesn't even know how much she does for everyone already, you know? And it's always 'no big deal' with her even though she's going well out of her way for it. And she knows what she's about, too. It's not like a 'please like me' thing, it's like... 'this is home, this is how home works.'
Aedan: *pause* ...Do you ever worry about how things would be if everything was suddenly normal?
Rajeev: What do you mean?
Aedan: If we weren't scared for our lives all the time, running off on missions all the time, scared we're going to lose each other all the time.... that sort of thing.
Rajeev: Hm... I would've liked to play college basketball.
Aedan: College basketball.
Rajeev: Don't really know how that would work but there are exchange programs. And I'm tall.
Aedan: That's it? You don't worry if your kindness comes from a core of trauma? Or fear? Or guilt?
Rajeev: ...I think we should just count ourselves lucky that we're around people who care that much. Who make us care.
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Rei: I'm glad things eased up between you and Aedan.
Akasha: Me too. I missed our cooking lessons.
Rei: He's giving you cooking lessons?
Akasha: Everything I ate with Vishkar was... this really bland hypoallergenic stuff. Everything perfectly plotted out for macronutrients and efficient digestion, but nothing too spicy or sweet or acidic because everyone was eating the same thing. I didn't really realize how boring it all was it until I was adrift in time, but even then, the food during that time was... very hit or miss. It mostly started out because I needed to work in the kitchen like everyone else, but he noticed I would keep... nibbling at things...and he's been giving me lessons since.
Rei: How's that going?
Akasha: I'm learning a lot! He's really patient, but he gets so excited. It's sweet. I feel like he really could have been a really good teacher if it weren't for... all this. I also think it's good to give Rajeev a break from always worrying about me, too.
Rei: Rajeev cares about everyone. That's... part of his deal. *snort* It is sweet to see him running around the watchpoint checking in with everyone and trying to help out, though.
Akasha: Did he check in with you?
Rei: He helped me clean out my room. I'd been putting it off a while because I was so worried about having to choose between all of my stuff in boxes from LA and all my childhood sentimental stuff, but he was happy to spend all day helping me sort through all that stuff, and run boxes down to storage, or toss them in the truck to be donated...And he was asking all these questions about LA... it was nice to catch up. I think it's so easy to be caught up in, y'know, getting things done around here, that it's easy to just... brush over that kind of stuff. But he really cares.
Akasha: *smile*
Rei: and, heads up, he did take some of my old shoujo manga off my hands. *pause* And some clothes for you. If you want them. They might be a little long on you, but we can hem them.