#* interactions with \ kaul shae.

[coreofgold]

@masqce for Shae

"I was wondering if I can sit in the free seat?" Niko asks, holding a cup of tea and his laptop. "If not, that's fine! But I promise I won't be a bother."

[lavendaers]

@masqce maik wen for kaul shae

wen glanced around, her eyes shifting awkwardly. she was moments away from leaving when she spotted someone with an empty chair in front of them. she hesitated for a brief moment, not sure why she didn't love the idea of sitting at the same table as this complete stranger. she walked forward though, stopping in front of the empty chair. "excuse me, would you mind if i join you? i promise not to take up your time by trying to make small talk. i just want to drink my drink and read my book."

[tragcdysewn]

@masqce asked: 19. the shady bar of a noisy , dark club . ( shae & eleni )

stepping away from the bar, eleni cringes slightly as she looks around. "i don't normally come to places like this." she admits, a bit sheepishly, to the woman next to her. "the noise is not really my favorite thing."

[jadebone]

@devours / MICAH SAYS … " what can i do to help? "

          an attempt had been made on hilo's life. of course they couldn't let this stand, of course the horn wanted to immediately retaliate. it was lan's responsibility to reign him in, to stop a war from breaking out.  he understands the mountain's message loud and clear : get your dog on a leash or suffer the consequences.

          grandda would have cut the leash and let hilo be torn apart by the mountain's green bone warriors with no hesitation.  lan is not his grandda;  he's not even his da.  

          his office at the kaul residence is quiet, save for a friend who may as well have jade influenced perception based on the way xe reads him.  the windows let in moon light that brightens the room alongside weaker lamps.  lan leans back in his rolling chair, both hands over his face and he inhales so deeply that the action pulls painfully at his chest.  this morning, he found a gray hair as he was getting ready.  he's unsure how much more of this his body can take.

          "     make me take a break,     "     he asks micah, hands pushing up his face and brushing his hair back.     "     it's been days since i've slept;  i cannot stop thinking.  i need a break.     "     weakness.  he's too weak to be pillar.  yet he's able to show this side of himself to micah without issue.     "     come, how does a walk sound  ?     "

[wizardofahz]

I have so many brotps and I love them all dearly, but gosh, when the perfect foetp comes along, it is an unparalleled Experience.

[helloeurydice]

Shae x Woon endgame. I'm calling it already.

[coreofgold]

@masqce for Kaul Shae

"Kaul-jen." Maik Tar said, hands clasping and touching his forehead, inclining down as a salute. He'll never say it out loud, but he's happy to see someone from home. For now, he'll take that victory. "Fancy seeing you here."

[coreofgold]

@masqce asked drive, sender drives receiver somewhere in their car. ( shae & maik tar ) from here

"Permission to ask where we're going?" Tar asks. All he was told was that Shae needed him, so he came without question. Though after a while of not getting any information, he has to ask.

[coreofgold]

[ wounded ] sender patches up receiver's wounds ( kaul shae & maik tar )

This Meme || @masqce

This is so embarrassing. Maik Tarmingu doesn't need to be patched up, especially in front of Kaul-jen. If this gets out then what if he's seen as weak? He strove hard to get out of his family's cursed image and he's not going to let this bring him down. "It's not as bad as it looks and cleans."

[coreofgold]

Maik Tarmingu tag drop!

Kneel when you pledge your word to the Horn you dog (Maik Tar interacts)

The Pillarman (Maik Tar muses)

Kaul-jen I’ve brought Woon Papi to you like you asked (Kaul Shae)

The new Pillar (Kaul Hilo)

[coreofgold]

She does have a point. Niko can start with names and then have that guide him to learn their past. Maybe it'll be worth it. It would be helpful if there's any genetic conditions that run in the family, he'd need to be aware of. . ."You seem quite invested." Niko mused to himself. Seems like it could be a point of care, but he'll look at it on his own. "Anyways, suppose you do have a point."

                       The stubborn denial invites a grin to curl around Shae’s lips, his manner of speech reminiscent of most the Kaul family members. In fact, she doesn’t hesitate to argue his words, either. “You could learn their names,” Shae tells him, “and in turn, learn about their past. It is your past too, for as little time as you’ve had to spend it together. You may be able to learn a thing or two about your own past in the process.” Niko’s got a point, though, about the cons of being too curious; she’ll give him that. “There’s pros and cons to everything, sure. Ask too much, and you may find out too much, or ruffle a few too many feathers in the process. Still, I’d say it beats living in ignorance.” No matter how blissful people often claimed it to be. 

[coreofgold]

"I never said I wasn't." Niko responds. "In terms of my parents, when I was found, I was told my parents died. Sure, I could be curious and figure out how they died but what would that knowledge do? It wouldn't bring them magically to life and we'd have years to catch up." Oh, Niko has no idea that he probably met with them living and breathing. "There has to be a pro and con for being curious and wanting to know."

                       That’s deserved, given that her questions had been borderline invasive. But Shae remains unfazed, even goes as far as to nod in admission. “Can’t deny that I am,” she states, for the record, “and you aren’t?” It is one thing to remember a different past altogether, but Niko— he doesn’t even have alternate memories to replace his birth parents. His real memories may not be as difficult to trigger as it was with, well, Lan. “It’s not a bad thing, you know— being curious. You’ll never stop learning if you never stop asking.” 

[coreofgold]

Niko isn't sure how to take these questions. It's okay to be curious, but this seems like its digging deeper than normal. "You're certainly the curious type, huh?" Niko tried to joke.

                       He doesn’t know his parents, huh. Isn’t that convenient? And, frankly, unsurprising, seeing that Shae had already drawn a conclusion the second Nikoyan had told her his name. Normally, one would consider these questions an invasion of privacy, but Shae doesn’t at all seem to feel as though she’d been overstepping. “I’m sorry to hear about that,” she tells him, not sounding all too apologetic. “But you should be able to access your birth certificate. Are you not curious to know who your biological parents are?” 

[coreofgold]

Tar will end up somewhat liking this place. . .once his stubborn side finally relaxes enough. "We'll see. . ." He looks around. "Suppose. . .exploration and reconnaissance couldn't hurt."

                       Well, there was always a choice, even if only one of those choices would be considered a good, or even viable one. But Hilo had already proven to her that sheer heedless obstinacy knew no boundaries, so she wouldn’t have been surprised if Maik Tar had been just as difficult to deal with. As it turns out, however, he seems much more compliant than her brother had been— not that bar had been a particularly hard one to meet. So, as to not complicate the situation, Shae simply agrees: “You’re right, you don’t. But as long as you’re willing to adjust, that doesn’t have to be a bad thing.” Which was precisely what went wrong with Hilo: he wasn’t willing. “I’m sure that you’ll come to find this place isn’t half as bad as you may have initially believed it to be.” 

[coreofgold]

"Heh, sorry. You looked ready to tell me no so I was bracing it." Niko slips down in the seat. "I am yes! I'm Nikoyan, but everyone calls me Niko." He introduced. He may be diplomatic and aim for peace. . .but he's also in the stage of teenage/young adult awkwardness.

                       What should have been a simple yes-or-no question, turns into a vague (non-)answer, and even has the young man look her over in turn. Shae raises her brows, telling herself to keep her impatience in check in spite of the urge to comment. “I highly doubt that,” she refutes instead, “unless you have tried to apply for an internship at the White House.” In which case it seems unlikely he would’ve lumped it together with the other “internship and jobs”. Unless— “Or perhaps you’ve applied for an internship with Kaul Lanshinwan?” And in that case, she would have to admit that it was an extremely eerie coincidence, seeing that Lan was precisely who he’d reminded her of in the first place. Shae doesn’t give him much time to answer before her gaze drops to the unoccupied seat, and then raises back towards the other: “Aren’t you going to take that seat?” 

[coreofgold]

"I don't think I have a choice in the matter." Maik Tar sighed. He never was one for being level-headed and thinking things out. He was a head-first, ask-later kind of guy. "But it wouldn't hurt to know the area and my surroundings. Gain information on how things are run."

                       Not that bad, Maik Tar says— his eyes tell a different story. The former Fist doesn’t seem all that eager to be making new connections, and Shae can hardly say this comes as a surprise to her. “There are clans around,” she corrects him, “there’s always clans around. But they’re different from what we’re used to, and they don't hold the sort of power or standing that they would in Janloon. It’s a bit hard to fully comprehend at first, but you’ll get used to it. Once you fully get settled here, you’ll see that it isn’t all that bad.”