#zarina is being an asshole to tighnari because she doesnt want to suffer alone

[zorkaya-moved]

" i --- can not deal with his ramblings today," and while it wasn't in tighnari to flee the meetings with his former master, there were certain topics and days that sent the forest watcher on his heels back out the door he had planned to enter. " i can already hear his shuffling inside that office . it indicates a bad day or that he has managed to misplace one of his dear research projects, you should go instead."

as to why the two of them had been summoned by naphis was beyond tighnari, but surely it couldn't bode well that both him and zarina found themselves outside his office, tighnari visibly bothered by the invitation. he did have other duties than to play fetch with misplaced documents and the continuous, disgruntled frustration of a sage's dislike towards the others, the younger as well as older who had no understanding for the fine arts of --- well, whatever naphis had come to declare as his topic of wrath for the day.

" i could remain here and plot an escape," head nodded once, tighnari gazing in the direction that led to freedom. " his letter was typically loud, so i can only assume it will be a long hour of rambling. "

@avaere

Sokolova bites her tongue to not call Tighnari a swear word in Snezhnaya for the sole reason of pettiness. It seems that Amurta scholars share some traits: pettiness and snark, a sharpness of mind translates into sharpness of tongue. Lo and behold as Zarina thinks to herself how she did not expect to see a fellow scholar (now ranger) in front of the Sage's door. Naphis is known for his temper tantrums (as she calls them) and she comes over to either hear about some other Sages' behaviors, a misplaced plan, an educational rant, or something to do with either returning to Akademiya as something else, something more.

"What a shame, my fellow green mantled friend," Zarina pats Tighnari's shoulder, dramatic in her gestures as she wipes off a non-existent tear and stepping away to not invade his private space for longer than a second. "I, too, cannot handle the ranting of an old man who seems to have no friends aside from his best students."

Suddenly, she takes a deeper breath and...

"Oh, Tighnari, whatever will we do?!"

The back of her hand is pressed against her forehead as another rests on her waist, her back bent backwards as she becomes the Fontainian opera songstress who is ready for another act of theater. Shocked, she brings her hands to her mouth as if she understood just what she's done and felt 'guilty' for it.

"Oh, sorry, was I too loud?" A smile is clearly hiding behind her hands as her eyes shimmer with mischief, her voice softer now only for Tighnari to hear. (What a fucking asshole.)

She sure was loud enough for the Sage probably hearing that they've arrived. Both of them. A specific louder note on saying the name of the fellow Amurta graduate, her eyes of ichor brimming with sly playfulness and smug showcase of not letting the ranger escape this torture alone. As if he will pay her back or as if he'll be able to get her out if she agrees to such a benefitless turn of events. If Tighnari suffers with her, at least, she can have a laugh after.

Cheekiness continues as she steps forward to the doors where their once-mentor resides, waiting for his best students to come in and listen to his woes. If they work together, they'll get out faster and Sokolova already has a plan in action working inside her mind. Naphis isn't hard to lead away with speeches, charisma will be her weapon and she hopes Tighnari will catch on what she means to do during their talk to make the Sage of Amurta let them go earlier. But, oh well, alone she won't be able to execute that plan.

"I also have business to attend to, Tighnari, let's make this quicker than your doomsday speech portrays it to be. Since it's both of us, just play along with me and we're gonna be outta here in 30 minutes," she winks before she pushes the doors open, cutting away the other's means of escape now that the voice of the Sage can be heard greeting them both and hurrying them up to walk in. As loud as always, huh? Naphis never changes. "Chop, chop, Tighnari, let's make sure our elder isn't lonely." Zarina can't help but giggle after those words, walking into the room with her head held high.

Time to play around and get out in thirty minutes at the latest. If Tighnari plays along. Oh, she wonders if he'll get his petty revenge on her later. She cannot wait to hear his words after this meeting is over. What a delight it'll be to listen to or witness.