( Kate shakes her head, not seeming offended at all. )
No. ( It really depends on the person. Carl would probably try to make it so weird that the person asking ended up embarrassed. ) Wouldn't answer either.
[Glacius smiles at that.] What's that human saying--"great minds think alike"? If it makes you feel any better, I can share some other aspects of our relationship. Like, ah... hm.
[The ice alien pauses, and then goes wide eyed as something very obvious and very worth talking about suddenly smacks him in the side of the face.] We are Bonded, now. I--I'm sorry--I should have told you that sooner! It is just that the circumstances were... not ideal. I was very critical condition at the time, so my mind was not exactly in a place to share joyous news. But, ah... now you know?
[His face tightens up. Much like the Bonding itself, this is so, so not the ideal way to go about this. Why does so much shit always have to be going on in this cave, pulling him in every direction and making it hard to maintain a normal life?]
( Bonding... bonding... the term rings a vague bell, and Kate tries to sort through a muddle of Hadriel memories that have mixed with her three years back home until she plucks something out.
And blinks. Hold up, processing this. She would have liked to have known sooner, but- )
Aye? ( There's a smile tugging at the corners of her mouth. ) You plannin' on celebrating?
I--I suppose we rather should, shouldn't we? Things have just been so... hectic lately. [Which is a polite way of putting all the madness and trauma that generally goes on in Hadriel. Given all that, it only makes sense to seize whatever opportunities for normalcy and celebration that he can. Glacius nods.]
I should discuss it with Carlisle first, see if there are any traditions or rituals he would like to observe... but I promise to keep you apprised of our plans much more summarily in the future. And if it makes you feel any better, you're the first person I've told of this, so it is not like I was purposefully leaving you out of the loop.
( That's an understatement, but Kate doesn't need to say as much. They both know all too much about Hadriel's style. Instead she just nods, a satisfied look passing over her face. )
Sounds good.
( God only knows that once this settles down, they'll need something to look forward to. )
It does. This whole thing is... good. Better than I ever thought I would get from a place like this... as are you. So I suppose it is only fitting that we celebrate it together.
Now, go, my dear friend. Make preparations. We'll make it through this, and that will be just one more cause to celebrate.
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No. ( It really depends on the person. Carl would probably try to make it so weird that the person asking ended up embarrassed. ) Wouldn't answer either.
( Well. Maybe with the people she's closest to. )
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[The ice alien pauses, and then goes wide eyed as something very obvious and very worth talking about suddenly smacks him in the side of the face.] We are Bonded, now. I--I'm sorry--I should have told you that sooner! It is just that the circumstances were... not ideal. I was very critical condition at the time, so my mind was not exactly in a place to share joyous news. But, ah... now you know?
[His face tightens up. Much like the Bonding itself, this is so, so not the ideal way to go about this. Why does so much shit always have to be going on in this cave, pulling him in every direction and making it hard to maintain a normal life?]
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And blinks. Hold up, processing this. She would have liked to have known sooner, but- )
Aye? ( There's a smile tugging at the corners of her mouth. ) You plannin' on celebrating?
( Because that's how you do it on earth ok. )
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I should discuss it with Carlisle first, see if there are any traditions or rituals he would like to observe... but I promise to keep you apprised of our plans much more summarily in the future. And if it makes you feel any better, you're the first person I've told of this, so it is not like I was purposefully leaving you out of the loop.
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Sounds good.
( God only knows that once this settles down, they'll need something to look forward to. )
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Now, go, my dear friend. Make preparations. We'll make it through this, and that will be just one more cause to celebrate.