𝚏𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 : @herarhearp . 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 : kalavria deck . 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 : week two of the summit . you can take your bets now on what presentation is coming in the next sentence .
he sees the empty seat next to hera approximately . . . five minutes before the social design keynote is set to start . it’s a shining , golden thing when he’s two seconds from trying to asphyxiate himself with the power of his mind . ( consider that a consequence of seeing the only remaining media seat is sandwiched between nemean’s most annoying fucking digital writer and a shit from pandora . ) that positioning , that opportunity for a moment with the sovereign herself , is practically being offered atop a talaria - branded platter .
he’s already approaching her . second row , about mid - way down --
“ saving this for someone ? ” to pan’s credit , he waits just long enough to be polite before he’s dropping into the seat regardless . best to strike that careful balance between minding the barbed limits between them , and trying to climb over them . “ i was hoping you might be looking for some company . because between you and me , ” his voice drops to a loud whisper , conspiratorial , as he leans a bit toward her , “ i didn’t want to spend the next hour plus sitting next to the pandora correspondent . he’s too serious . a bit boring , really . ”