Getting It Over With - Video - OTA (CW: Death mentions)

[najaran]

[Najaran sighed and with Gremlin's help figured out how to send a video message. Machines were still a little confusing to her.]

[A deep breath then she began speaking to where Gremlin's small scaly finger came into frame to point her to.]

"Leia and I already talked about it. But I figure a lot of you are gonna wanna let me know how upset you are that I didn't let the train evacuate me at the end of the last mission. That I tried to stand and fight those things. That I refused to run away again. Anyway, I'm probably going to be hungry a lot this month, so if you're going to yell at me, I'd rather just let everyone yell at me today and just get it over with, okay?"

[She hesitated, unsure, then shrugged.] "So yeah. I'll be in the Garden car if you want to come yell at me in person. Just please be careful not to hurt Woodfolk, they had nothing to do with it."

[Again that scaled hand came onto the screen to point out what she was supposed to do next.]

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[najaran]

She hesitated there, then deflated. "I'm... not sure I'm supposed to talk about that..." she mumbled. And there he has the real reason she'd been hesitating and stumbling. She was trying to figure out how to end the story, honestly, without getting her Master angry at her or putting people in danger. "I'm sorry," she added quietly.

[crowneddragon]

There's a soft smile, a gentle relief, still lacing through Esteban's being. She can't tell him. And things sound horrible on their own, yes, and he doesn't doubt that there's grief, or pain hidden in there. But he's relieved, still, that death is not part of her story there.

"Nah." He's been pushy. "It's okay. Y've said what you could." And Esteban is glad to have this much. He's always been greedy for his friend, will always be greedy for his friends. But he won't push further than they'll allow him.

His breath is warm when he tries to steer them back, back out of this rabbit hole he's pushed them both in. A cheerier smile that lights up at the corner of his eyes.

"The bread sh'ld be ready soon. I'll go an' fetch them, an' we'll be able to serve it t' everybody. Sounds good?"

[najaran]

She was so relieved he wasn't pushing. She nodded and smiled brightly. "Okay!"

[crowneddragon]

His quick dash to-and-back from the kitchen is quick enough, returning with the freshly baked bread, the aroma of it already mouth-watering. It takes him just a moment to start cutting the buns up, hollowing them out and plating them so that Najaran can pour the stew directly into the warm bread, and make the meal as scrumptious as he already knows it will be.

"Stews are the best!" he adds, lightly, just to start a chatter that might be easier on them both than his last line of questioning. "I love how it warms you all up!" he cheerfully adds as he passes a plate out to the nearest critter, so he can start focusing on the next bread.

"I always end up eatin' a lot of it. That an' soups are the best when travellin'."

[najaran]

She nodded, giving everything another stir. "Me too!"

"Naja, you eat a lot of everything...." Goligan pointed out.

Fade-to-black as discussed~

[crowneddragon]

"A healthy appetite is a good thing!" Esteban is quick to protest, and the plates get passed. "An' eatin' with friends make everything more delicious!"

Which makes this a great occasion. Good food and good company.

It's reason enough to make Esteban happy.

Ty for the thread.

[najaran]

"EXACTLY!" she agreed happily.