[Hayame knew what it was never to measure up to the standards laid out by humans, by the race that decided by numbers and overall power what "society" was going to be. What it meant to never be able to pass as human in a world where only humans had power, and everything else... was just a beast. But Liem's world hadn't seemed like that. Or at least, it hadn't seemed quite as bad. After all, he himself was obviously not quite human... but he was a priest of... whatever kind. Something respected enough.
She was... not.
She had also just never asked... what he was exactly. She assumed it was some kind of elf, they had those pointy ears, apparently. But what did it matter here? He'd certainly never made an issue of it... and now he's trying to make some issue of what? What kind of priest he was?]
You're not holding our hands right.
[She interrupts suddenly, flushing slightly with embarrassment as she twists her wrist to try and mimic the way the Tribune had held hers when he cleansed her Discord, recreating each scandalous slip of fingers into spaces in between. Her movement is too slow but too fast, she can't decide, her palm already feels hot...
But there.
... He can continue talking now. She's listening.]
no subject
She was... not.
She had also just never asked... what he was exactly. She assumed it was some kind of elf, they had those pointy ears, apparently. But what did it matter here? He'd certainly never made an issue of it... and now he's trying to make some issue of what? What kind of priest he was?]
You're not holding our hands right.
[She interrupts suddenly, flushing slightly with embarrassment as she twists her wrist to try and mimic the way the Tribune had held hers when he cleansed her Discord, recreating each scandalous slip of fingers into spaces in between. Her movement is too slow but too fast, she can't decide, her palm already feels hot...
But there.
... He can continue talking now. She's listening.]