lili.

[nonbelligerent]

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[coastal]

... hmm.

At least you're not so old that you've lost touch with your sentimentality.

[so that's good to know]

[nonbelligerent]

[he looks amused.]

Do you expect old people to lose touch with that?

[coastal]

Yes.

Old, stubborn people who end up stuck in their ways just because they think that they've lived longer, or they've grown dissatisfied with what their life has become and blame their troubles on others.

Or they'll use that knowledge in order to be condescending to others, even if what they know is outdated.

[why does she have opinions like this]

You're none of those things so far, so that's fine.

[nonbelligerent]

[he lets out a silent chuckle.]

It sounds as if you speak from experience.

[coastal]

I have my own problems with diplomacy.

[the short story is

she's not good at it]

[nonbelligerent]

[shock and awe]

Are you in some sort of position of power, then?

[coastal]

... not in the way I'd like to be....

[a little sigh]

But I'm doing the best with what I have.

[nonbelligerent]

That's admirable. It's easy to act when your authority is absolute, but less so from a weaker position.

[coastal]

[there's a pause because stop calling her admirable she doesn't know how to feel about it]

... someone once told me that even though she's weak, she'll never bow her head to unjust people in power.

[she sounds fond.... lili is gay]

I guess... I just wanted to live like that too.

[nonbelligerent]

[no!! besides, this is all rather interesting to hear. namely because they're sentiments that would and could absolutely not exist in sura society.]

She sounds like a very strong person.

[coastal]

She is.

[dammit, that much manages to get lili to smile and i hate it]

She's the strongest person that I know - and helps a great number of people.

[and lili wanted so very much to be like her....]

[nonbelligerent]

[hehe]

How did you meet, if you don't mind me asking?

[coastal]

[ . . . . . . ]

A certain series of circumstances and reasons.

[nonbelligerent]

[...]

In other words, you'd rather not explain. I understand.

[coastal]

The exact circumstance is not important...

But after that, she just helped me out a lot.

[nonbelligerent]

Then, she's a friend of yours.

[coastal]

She is.

[an easy answer, coupled with another smile]

My dearest friend in the world.

[her only friend?

whatever]

I almost wish she was here - but I have to learn to do things on my own sometime.

[nonbelligerent]

You can impress her with what you've achieved here when you return.

[coastal]

Mm - of course I will.

[ . . . ]

That does mean I have to start achieving things here. Soon, hopefully.

[nonbelligerent]

Nothing keeps you still for long, does it?

[coastal]

There's too many people suffering here for me to sit around.

[people are upset and away from their loved ones - it's not dire yet, but it could be. and so lili feels the need to fix it]

[nonbelligerent]

[heh.]

Even in spite of your general dislike towards people?

[coastal]

As long as they're not a danger to anyone, it's not like I'd wish danger upon them.

Isn't that human decency?

[







wait]

Oh. You're not human.

Fine, then I'm telling you it's human decency.

[nonbelligerent]

[he smiles a little.]

Humans' willingness to value one another's life is among the things I like about your kind.

[coastal]

[ . . . . uh.]

So then - what are you?

[lili you can't just

ask people what they are]