AQUA.

[tactic]

WAIT HERE

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[tactic]

[ GRIMACES... Speaking of salt in the wound.

He still manages a smile, though. ]

Have you met the man called Boothill yet?

[keeper]

[ attacks you (inbox) ]

I do. What about him?

[ booturine is going to be the next charthur but with a way worse name ]

[tactic]

[ Please let Aventurine top on these ship names please. ]

You don't think he's difficult to get along with?

[keeper]

[ when he stops being a bottom (fandom told me so) ]

...He does have a pretty strong personality.

[tactic]

And that's where we have our differences.

[ Because Aventurine is sooooooo easy to get along with. ]

[keeper]

I'm sure you have some similarities, too...?

[ takes out the get-along-glock. ]

And if not, maybe you'll have to find some. [ MAKE SOME. ] I just mean, it doesn't seem like we'll be leaving this place anytime soon.

[ they'd be doing themselves a favor, along with the rest of their roomies... yeah... this is 100% unsolicited advice. ]

[tactic]

[ Aqua, your Conflict Resolution. ]

Does that mean you've been getting along with everyone here?

[keeper]

For the most part.

...I'm surprised. I wouldn't have thought you'd have this sort of trouble.

[ she actually does get the impression that aventurine is sooooooo easy to get along with. because. they have been getting along just fine. ]

[tactic]

I wouldn't think so, either.

[ OKAY BUDDY. ]

I've never personally dealt with him, but he's got some sort of a grudge against me because of where I work.

[keeper]

[ help ]

You won't try to change his mind? Where do you work...?

[ nosy. ]

[tactic]

[ HIS MIND IS MADE UP ]

It's called the IPC. The Interastral Peace Corporation.

[ Sounds nice right... ]

[keeper]

...What does he have against peace?

[ unfortunately that sounds really nice yeah ]

[tactic]

[ oh omo when you find out ]

Who knows? He's chaotic enough that it may be as simple as not aligning with his lifestyle.

[keeper]

Maybe...

[ smiles ]

[tactic]

[ ?

Smiles back? ]

[keeper]

[ HELP THAT WAS MY OOC SMILING I SHOULD'VE CLARIFIED. she is not smiling she is looking thoughtful... ]

...What brought you to join the IPC?

[ she's like wow... this guy is a philanthropist? ]

[tactic]

I had a few different offers back then, but they had the most to offer.

[ A PHILANTHROPIST... ]

What do you do for work, Miss Aqua?

[keeper]

What were you looking to get out of it?

[ haha... jk... ]

...I'm not sure I'd call it 'work'—I'm not employed by anyone. [ nobody is the boss of her!!!! ] But I'm something of a traveler. A peacekeeper, you could say. I go wherever there's trouble.

[tactic]

Preservation.

[ He'll answer that much! ]

And is that so? Our paths might have crossed had we shared the same cosmos.

[keeper]

I would've welcomed that.

[ would she have tho ]

Perhaps they'll cross again in the future, once we get out of here.

[ the ink on her sleeves doesn't seem to agree: There's no way back. ]

[tactic]

[ The ink catches his eye, and his gaze drifts toward her sleeves before he's quickly returning his attention back to Aqua. ]

Sorry, I didn't mean to look.

[keeper]

[ she just shakes her head. ]

It's fine. Just about everyone's seen it by now.

[ it's w0 monday but in our souls it is friday ]

[tactic]

[ A small, tired laugh. ]

No secrets among new friends. This village has made sure of that.

exhales deeply

[keeper]

You don't seem to have any of your own.

[ she's kidding, but she's not seeing any ink on him. ]

Or if you do, I hope you can continue to keep them close to your chest.

[ not everyone needs to have their ugliest feelings divulged. ]

c:

[tactic]

[ did i forget about the hecking effect

Well, Aventurine will pull up his sleeve to show his forearm. It has the number "34" written in ink there. ]

A trade. To be honest, I haven't been bothering to keep mine too hidden, so they stay under my clothes every now and again.