[ The attempted smile doesn't last long; the cloaking device translates Yesod's reaction to Malkuth's puffed cheeks into an arched eyebrow. That stays in place only briefly before he regards her with a somber look.
Just coworkers — is that reminder meant for Malkuth herself or for him, intended to assure him that it's unnecessary to adjust his behavior to approximate their future interactions? Would she believe him, in this form, if he were to tell her that he didn't make his comments out of a sense of obligation?
But they accomplish as little as a handful of lost names engraved upon his memory, in the face of the barriers that LILITH has created. He should move on from it. ]
...Gabriel. It was conveniently available for their use, I suppose.
[ Yesod takes a seat beside Malkuth as prompted, stiffly, folding his arms. It wouldn't surprise him, if Netzach was given a recognizable civilian alias as well. ]
Did you choose yours?
[ If so, Ellie must be as deliberate as a chosen birthday. ]
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Just coworkers — is that reminder meant for Malkuth herself or for him, intended to assure him that it's unnecessary to adjust his behavior to approximate their future interactions? Would she believe him, in this form, if he were to tell her that he didn't make his comments out of a sense of obligation?
But they accomplish as little as a handful of lost names engraved upon his memory, in the face of the barriers that LILITH has created. He should move on from it. ]
...Gabriel. It was conveniently available for their use, I suppose.
[ Yesod takes a seat beside Malkuth as prompted, stiffly, folding his arms. It wouldn't surprise him, if Netzach was given a recognizable civilian alias as well. ]
Did you choose yours?
[ If so, Ellie must be as deliberate as a chosen birthday. ]