[oh. well. shale would like to show percy the same politeness they showed jiuqing and look away. but there's something hard to look away from here for them.
jiuqing is someone shale understands. she's a little ruthless, but even that they understand. they didn't learn something about her they didn't already understand, just learned to appreciate the ruthlessness a little bit more than they had. she uses it in a very gentle way, they've always felt, and it's nice to see. percy is a little harder. he is somebody shale thinks they understand, but they haven't spoken much, sometimes even shale doesn't read the whole of people after a few first impressions.
they go quiet, have to think through seeing percy like this. his friends trying to heal, bring someone back, and the hesitant way he approaches wanting to be a part of that. the way his memories reach back to childhood and his sister to remember how to be a part of it, how to pray. so they're a little gentle in their reply.]
no subject
jiuqing is someone shale understands. she's a little ruthless, but even that they understand. they didn't learn something about her they didn't already understand, just learned to appreciate the ruthlessness a little bit more than they had. she uses it in a very gentle way, they've always felt, and it's nice to see. percy is a little harder. he is somebody shale thinks they understand, but they haven't spoken much, sometimes even shale doesn't read the whole of people after a few first impressions.
they go quiet, have to think through seeing percy like this. his friends trying to heal, bring someone back, and the hesitant way he approaches wanting to be a part of that. the way his memories reach back to childhood and his sister to remember how to be a part of it, how to pray. so they're a little gentle in their reply.]
...Hey. Alright?