Room 313, after classes

[solo_sword]

Between the end of Parents Weekend (including the meeting she was glad went as well as it did), Fandom finding even more ways to scar her, and other things, Jaina was having a pretty interesting week so far.

Some parts of it (okay, the Parents Weekend parts only), she knew she had to actually update people about, especially since it was official that she wouldn't be going home permanently for a while. Which was why she'd started recording a transmission to her mother before realizing talking about how great her weekend with her dad was might not be such a great idea, and had resumed sitting there and trying to figure out what to say.

[For Karal, but open, much like the door. SP for workishness and time zones yay.]

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[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"He cannot be a heartless man, else he would not have gone to help. If all he wanted was to secure the loyalty of the townsfolk, he could have sent men out and stayed safely behind the walls." Karal rubbed a hand over his face. "He almost has to be acting out of some sense of personal responsibility."

[solo_sword]

And because she couldn't seem to stop showing off how jaded she'd gotten lately, her next question was, "Can you use this as an argument? Appeal to this part of him?"

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"Use it as a lever to get him to seek to join the Alliance?" he asked, reaching out to stroke Altra. The 'cat had curled into a ball and was fast asleep. "Given all of this, I suspect if he is offered the chance to make an overture to the Alliance, he will take it. This is beginning to convince me that he must get that chance."

[solo_sword]

"Looks like your spying idea was a good one," she said with a little smile.

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"The idea I never would have followed without your support," he replied, sliding the stone back into its pouch.

[solo_sword]

"Yeah, if you've ever got one of those plans that you know is a good idea but you're having doubts? I'm like the queen of followthrough there," she said. "I'm glad it's helping."

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Karal laughed quietly and offered her a small bow. "It truly is, and I am grateful for your royal attentions." Smiling, he slipped the pouch back in his pocket. "There is much for me to think on, but it can wait until later. Right now I must ask how this past weekend went."

[solo_sword]

"Better than I expected," she admitted. "I possibly broke the timeline, but it was nice seeing everyone happy for once. How about you? Good weekend?"

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"It was. I hadn't expected anyone, but Molly told Herald Talia of the event, and so she and Florian came!" he replied, smiling even wider. "There was no timeline breaking involved, thankfully, though I think Florian may have made a few people stare."

[solo_sword]

Jaina had to think back on the crowds. "Which one was Florian?"

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"The large white horse with blue eyes," he explained. "He talked in people's heads!"

[solo_sword]

"I know I saw him around then," she said. "My dad kept wondering what all the horses were doing there, so he was probably one of the starers. In that case, sorry about that."

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"No harm done at all. I think nearly everyone was staring at Florian, and Aravis' friends," he replied. "Florian was very excited to be here, and even more so that Gavin took him in the flight simulator."

[solo_sword]

Jaina blinked, unable to help herself from thinking of the horse in an X-wing cockpit. "How does that work?" she wondered.

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"I've no idea, but Florian enjoyed it. Very much. I have a feeling the other Companions are going to become quite tired of hearing about it!"

[solo_sword]

"I'm glad he enjoyed it," she said with a smile. "What about the other one? Talia? What'd she think?"

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Karal considered that for a moment. "She enjoyed it, but I think she was more amused by the oddness here than anything. Not much can shake her," he said. "Did you have to keep your visitors away from all the other people from your timeline? And glory, that sounds like such a strange question."

[solo_sword]

"I probably should have, but keeping them from doing anything is this side of impossible. My dad met Gavin, and I think Mara was trying to scar a few people. Possibly including me," she said, because she'd been there for Luke and Mara's first meeting. "Hopefully this all means I'm still born in Luke's timeline."

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Karal gaped at her, not having considered that possibility. "Umm, if you find yourself worldless, you would always be welcome in Valdemar," he offered, sounding extremely confused as he tried to wrap his mind around the possibility. "Or Karse."

[solo_sword]

"Thanks," she said with a little chuckle. "I should just stop worrying so much about how everything affects their reality differently. I mean, they already know me. Me being here probably screws up the timeline enough."