[Locked Video to Dirge]

[mercury_gaze]

[She has Woo call Dirge...and keep it private. Lea is probably going to be upset at her for this...]

Dirge?  Will you come see me?  I'm in the place with the trees that are inside.

[The arboretum in The Hub...]

Comments

Re: [action]

[dirge]

Really? I can help you with that! What kinds do you need?

[He's not the type to say thank you, but hopefully its obvious what this means to him.]

Re: [action]

[mercury_gaze]

[She grins.] I used vines, some metal vines, and a pretty stone.

Re: [action]

[dirge]

That's easy to get. [He keeps admiring the gift, optics glued to the stone on his wrist.]

I can't believe it was so easy to get this... You just...just gave it to me!

Re: [action]

[mercury_gaze]

Well, that's what a gift is silly; it's something you give to someone to make them happy.

[And clearly her giving him a gift made him happy.]

Re: [action]

[dirge]

I would never do that. [The reasoning is just impossible to him. Give something away to someone else?]

....Why did you? [Dirge is fairly sure he won't understand, but he wants to ask anyhow.]

Re: [action]

[mercury_gaze]

[She gives him a little smile.]

Because I wanted to make you happy. I wanted you to feel special.

[Did it work?]

Re: [action]

[dirge]

You did? [He was right, he doesn't understand but... something strange pulls at his shard. Some emotion he is not able to identify. His optics flick to the bracelet again, claws flexing slowly.]

....I feel something. Not just happiness. I don't know.

Re: [action]

[mercury_gaze]

[She'll pat any part of him she can reach.] That's okay, emotions are complicated. [Said in such a sage manner.]

Do those feelings make you want to smile?

Re: [action]

[dirge]

Y......es? [Dirge's smiles are a little terrifying though- they involve a huge mouth full of teeth.]

I also want to put you in a box. That I can open and look at anytime I want.

[He mimes opening a little box with his talons and peering inside.]

I've felt this before. I think.

Re: [action]

[mercury_gaze]

[That smile makes her heart pound a bit. But she tries to hide her discomfort and waggles a finger at him.] Now Dirge, that's not a nice thing to do to someone who's just given you a gift.

Re: [action]

[dirge]

It's not? [He looks visibly frustrated, chewing his lip as he tries to navigate this better.]

I...didn't mean it in a bad way? I feel that way because I'm... The gift, it just made me feel-

[He smacks at his own helm in frustration.]

I want to do that because that's what I do with things I'm fond of! [There- that's about as clear as he can be about it.]

Re: [action]

[mercury_gaze]

[She relaxes again and actually looks a bit sad for him.]

You really don’t know how to treat people you like, do you?

Re: [action]

[dirge]

No, I guess not. I mean.... I know how I want to treat them. But they don't usually want to be treated that way.

Re: [action]

[mercury_gaze]

[She gives him a little smile, stepping up to pat his leg.]

Don't worry. I'll teach you how people like to be treated.