[ squeezes their hand once, gently. ] It's okay. Maybe one day! I'm alright waiting.
[ also what's the height difference before i forget are you all tiny ]
Hugo? Oh, he's great! He's helped me out a lot over the years - he's way more down to earth than I am. He'd knock me over the head when I wasn't seeing straight, and always have my back when I wasn't sure which way to go. I think that I learned a lot, just by being near him for so long.
He wishes...! Though if I'm being honest, I think Hugo probably indulges me a lot. He knows that when I get an idea into my head, it's hard for me to let go of it. Sometimes I'll act before he can even stop me.
[ he gets a bright smile for that. which he cannot see. alas. the glow. ]
If he indulges you a lot, that just shows that he cares. [ although immediately after saying this they're like. well. wait. maybe. ] Then again, sometimes being firm is how people show their love, too...
Hugo does set limits when he thinks I'm going to do something that'll lead to me getting hurt... but he'll also let me get away with a lot, if he knows that it's important to me.
He's my partner. He understands me better than just about anybody else. I trust him with— [ my life ] Hmm...
[ or. trusted. but they are not going to correct themself. ]
It's hard to let someone make decisions that will hurt them. But if it's important, sometimes you have to. Does that kind of situation... come up a lot? [ because that's concerning. ]
Yeah! I mean, with the work we do, sometimes accidents happen... but I think it's more important to try to help others than to be afraid of things you don't expect.
[ why did i lose this tag last night where did it go ]
Oh, is it time for a re-introduction? [ a little :3 smile hehe ] I'm Yves, owner of Courrune, a guild of handymen. Nice to meet you! We'll take on any task you bring to us, as long as it's just someone who needs help. If you can name it, we can do it!
Finding lost items, gardening, fishing, bodyguarding, babysitting, repairs - you name it!
If it's something that specialized, they normally just need a hand... so they'll show me how to do something and I'll take it over. That happened a few times when I needed to help out on a farm, since I don't have all that much experience with animals...
My job is to help people. Sometimes it's making time for them, sometimes it's doing things they actually don't know how to do themselves. Whatever makes them happier.
[ a little correction ]
But I was! We were, I mean. Hugo and I took on most jobs together.
Well... With your business, you're doing what people ask you to. So you know what it is that they want, and that they want you to do it. But without those kinds of guidelines, sometimes you have to guess what would make someone happy. Or you know what would be good for them, and they think it isn't.
I suppose that's conflating business and personal relationships. But it sounds like they can be intertwined.
It is, but... No one operates in binary like that. And it isn't a bad thing to be driven by emotion. I am too.
[ hmm. ]
It can be hard to ask. Or they might lie, or you might just disagree with them. Or you might need to make one person sad to make another person happy. It's a complex web.
[ he relates. everything they say is true. relationships are so difficult and he knows that there are duplicitous tendencies in people, and sometimes even he struggles to navigate them correctly ]
I know I'm just one person but... I'll try to tell you what I want and like, and I'll do my very best to be honest.
And I'll truly believe that you're doing your best to make me happy, so I won't get upset if we disagree. I hope you'll do the same for me, because that's what friends do.
[ they laugh lightly - not like they think he was joking. they're just pleased. a little relieved. ]
Thank you.
I'm sure that it will help. [ though, ] Do you think that we're friends? We're here to look after you, and I want you to depend on us. But that doesn't mean that we have to be friends if you don't want to.
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[ also what's the height difference before i forget are you all tiny ]
Hugo? Oh, he's great! He's helped me out a lot over the years - he's way more down to earth than I am. He'd knock me over the head when I wasn't seeing straight, and always have my back when I wasn't sure which way to go. I think that I learned a lot, just by being near him for so long.
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[ ramiel is not tiny. they are... average......? probably? wow who can tell. so glowy. ]
That sounds nice. But what do you do when you fight? Is he always the one who's right?
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[ GLOWY AVERAGE!!!!
but also. this is such a funny question to him ]
He wishes...! Though if I'm being honest, I think Hugo probably indulges me a lot. He knows that when I get an idea into my head, it's hard for me to let go of it. Sometimes I'll act before he can even stop me.
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If he indulges you a lot, that just shows that he cares. [ although immediately after saying this they're like. well. wait. maybe. ] Then again, sometimes being firm is how people show their love, too...
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[ amused ]
Hugo does set limits when he thinks I'm going to do something that'll lead to me getting hurt... but he'll also let me get away with a lot, if he knows that it's important to me.
He's my partner. He understands me better than just about anybody else. I trust him with— [ my life ] Hmm...
I trust him with my heart and soul.
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[ or. trusted. but they are not going to correct themself. ]
It's hard to let someone make decisions that will hurt them. But if it's important, sometimes you have to. Does that kind of situation... come up a lot? [ because that's concerning. ]
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[ it does ]
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[ ok i believe you!!!! ]
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Yeah! I mean, with the work we do, sometimes accidents happen... but I think it's more important to try to help others than to be afraid of things you don't expect.
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So what sort of work do you do? You mentioned finding lost things. [ among other things. ]
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Oh, is it time for a re-introduction? [ a little :3 smile hehe ] I'm Yves, owner of Courrune, a guild of handymen. Nice to meet you! We'll take on any task you bring to us, as long as it's just someone who needs help. If you can name it, we can do it!
Finding lost items, gardening, fishing, bodyguarding, babysitting, repairs - you name it!
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That is a very open-ended job! What if someone asks you for something you don't know how to do?
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But I've gotten used to most of the jobs by now.
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[ is how they're thinking of it, apparently? ]
You sound very reliable—and with a wide array of skills too. I can imagine that you were very busy.
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[ a little correction ]
But I was! We were, I mean. Hugo and I took on most jobs together.
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[ anyway, ]
Do you miss Hugo?
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[ tilts head... say more... ]
I do, though. Of course I do. I've spent almost everyday with him for years.
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I suppose that's conflating business and personal relationships. But it sounds like they can be intertwined.
[ given what he just said about hugo. ]
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Is it... easier for you when things have clear expectations and results, Ramiel?
[ based on the way they've talked about things ]
And sometimes, in relationships, it can hard to be ask people those things because they might not want to say?
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[ hmm. ]
It can be hard to ask. Or they might lie, or you might just disagree with them. Or you might need to make one person sad to make another person happy. It's a complex web.
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I know I'm just one person but... I'll try to tell you what I want and like, and I'll do my very best to be honest.
And I'll truly believe that you're doing your best to make me happy, so I won't get upset if we disagree. I hope you'll do the same for me, because that's what friends do.
I hope that helps, even a little.
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Thank you.
I'm sure that it will help. [ though, ] Do you think that we're friends? We're here to look after you, and I want you to depend on us. But that doesn't mean that we have to be friends if you don't want to.
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I'd love to be your friend, Ramiel. I wouldn't think twice about it. Though you would have to let me look after you, and depend on me sometimes.
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okay! yay! ]
I don't think there'll be any need for that.
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